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AUSTRALIA'S INNOVATIVE UN IVERSITY

Contents

Vice-Chancellor's Overview Charter and Aims

Organisational Chart

Research

Teaching and Learning Teaching and Academic Development

Academic Senate

Centre for Professional Development

Centre for Flexible Learning

Macquarie International Library

Divisional Highlights Australian Centre for Educational Studies

Division of Economic and Financial Studies

Division of Environmental and Life Sciences

Division of Humanities

Division of Information and Communication Sciences

Division of Law Division of linguistics and Psychology

Macquarie Graduate School of Management

Division of Society, Culture, Media and Philosophy

Access and Equity Equal Employment Opportunity

Ethnics Affairs Priorities Statement

Special Entry Schemes Writing Skills Program

English for Academic Purposes Learning Centre for Numeracy Skills

Warawara Student Complaints Procedure

External Relations Public Relations and Marketing Alumni

Publications

Community Engagement

Operations Office of the Registrar and Vice-Principal

Freedom of Information Privacy

Human Resources

Office of Facilities Management

Internal Audit and Risk Assessment

Information Technology Services

Facilities Students @ Macquarie

Support Services

Macquarie University Sport and Recreation

University Governance

Office of Financial Services

Statistics

Financial Statements See part 2 of this publication

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Vice-Chancellor's Overview From its birth in 1964 Macquarie has striven to carve a niche for itself as an inter­disciplinary, internationalised institution with a focus on research and a commitment to excellence in teaching and learning. Thanks to the dedication of its staff over more than 40 years it has developed a national and global reputation of which we can all be proud.

The challenge accepted in 2006 is to take Macquarie to a new level so that at age 50 it will be among the top eight research universities in Australia and among the top 200 in the world.

We have set this goal because we believe research excellence and top-class education go hand-in-hand in world-class universities. Academics who are doing scholarly work at the cutting edge of their disciplines make the best teachers. Students and teachers are involved in a dynamic synergy generated by the pursuit of knowledge. Everyone gains, including the University-an enhanced reputation in turn attracts talented students, the best staff and increased financial support from private and public sources.

In May 2006 the Macquarie University Council adopted the strategic plan for implementing these changes-MacQuarie@50. It details the actions necessary for pOSitioning Macquarie as a leading research university.

These include a focused and systematic boost to the University's research activity, a commitment to delivering the highest possible standard of teaching, a new management structure, developing new resource streams, and changes to the way we conduct our day· tcxlay operations. All this has been done in a spirit of openness, with regular "Town Hall" meetings held to inform staff and encourage feedback. This has resulted in many innovative and constructive ideas sent from staff and students alike, some of which we are in the process of implementing.

In 2006 Macquarie for the first time was awarded money from the Government's teaching excellence fund for our teaching in education and the arts. A number of Macquarie academics also received citations for outstanding contributions to student learning from the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education. We plan to increase these awards each year by supporting and enhancing our teaching Quality.

Other initiatives include a comprehensive and wide-ranging scholarship offering, especially to students from lower socio-economic backgrounds. We are also driving several projects to encourage students to study science, engineering and mathematics. One such project involves mentoring of local high­school teachers and students by our own academic experts in each discipline.

On many measures Macquarie has been performing weI!. Its total assets amount to Sl.23 billion. Plans are in hand for a property trust which, working with the University's business arm, will raise Sl billion in investment funds within the next 10 years; our first stock market float based on research into sustainable lighting conducted mid-2006 has seen the share price quadruple; we have set about establishing a development office to drive fund raising; and we are busy concluding licensing agreements for intellectual property and faCilitating more spin-off companies. Work has begun on a six­storey, 144-bed Macquarie University Private Hospital on campus which will also be home to the Australian School for Advanced Medicine, the first in Australia to provide advanced training for specialist surgeons.

With our dedicated staff, bright students, focused plans and clear goals, we are on track to becoming one of the leading universities in Australia and internationally.

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Sentor Deputy Vice-Chancellor IProvostl

Deans, teaching and learning, quahty assurance

Macquarie University Organisation Chart

I Deputy Vice Chancellor

IOperatlons & Resourcesl

Finance, faCilities, IT, Registrar, business development

, Deputy Vice Chancellor

IDevelopment & External Relatlonsl

Pubhcatrons, marketing, Internatronal, alumni, fundrarsmg,

sponsorship, pubhc relations, commumty activities

Deputy Vice-Chancellor IResearchl

Dean Higher Degree Research, contracts. grants

Research Research Strategy Consistent with the Macquarie@50 vision the University's research strategy has been extensively redeveloped. Central to this strategy is the expansion of the University's research active staff, and the identification of the following areas as "Concentrations of Research Excellence ICOREsl":

• Cognitive Sciences

• Earth and Planetary Evolution

• Laser and Photonics

• Ancient Cultures

• Climate Risk and Evolutionary Ecology

• Functional Proteomics & Cellular Networks

• Quantum Information & Security

• Animal Behaviour

• Social Inclusion.

In July 2006 the University embarked upon a major recruitment drive for these COREs. Forty-three positions were advertised, with the aim of having all positions filled by mid·2007. By recruiting the best researchers for these areas of excellence, both the University's reputation and research performance will be enhanced.

Research A significant and meaningful measure of the UniverSity's research performance can be gauged by its relative perfor.mance under the Australian Research Council Discovery Projects Grants Scheme. In 2006 Macquarie's performance continued to be above the national average with a success rate of 25 percent Inational average 24.5 percent).

Another major Commonwealth agency managing a national research grants scheme is the National Health and Medical Research CouncilINHMRCI. Until now Macquarie has not had a medical faculty, and so in comparison to institutions that do have such faculties, it has attracted only a small share of the available funds from the NHMRC. In 2006 Macquarie was awarded three new NHMRC grants, a number likely to grow when the University's new medical school-the Australian School of Advanced Medicine-is fully operational.

In the 2005 Annual Report it was noted that for the first time the University's research income from non-competitive sources was in excess of funding gained from Australian Competitive Grants leg ARC and NHMRCI. This trend has continued in 2006, with more than 54 percent of the total research income being derived from non-competitive sources. Total research funding gained from external sources increased by 7 percent over 2005, to a record $30.9m in 2006.

Highlights of 2006 included renewal of funding of the University's nationally·funded Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Sciences IMACCS, an ARC Special Research Centrel, and the receipt of Macquarie's fifth Federation Fellowship. This was awarded to Professor Larry Marshall, tenable for his work in the Centre for Lasers and Applications.

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Research Training The total higher degree research student numbers at Macquarie rose again in 2006, to new highs both for Australian domestic students (1,091) and international students (338), The total enrolment of 1429 students in 2006 represents a 3 percent increase over the 2005 figure. This result occurred in a very competitive national environment.

More importantly, completions in 2006 ( 170) increased by 16 percent over the 2005 figure (146). Since 2002 there has been a consistent increase every year of completions by higher degree research students.

Commercialisation of Research The highlight for 2006 has been the formation of a new spin-off company BluGlass Pty Ltd. This company represents development of several years of research by researchers at the University's Department of Physics. These researchers have discovered a new way to deposit gallium nitride (GaN) on glass, silicon and other low-cost substrates at low temperatures. This advance in technology represents a significant increase in efficiency and a lowering in the cost of manufacturing of

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these important semiconductors.

The company, which was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange on 22 September 2006, has raised some S15m in investment capital. It is the third most successful initial public offering in Australia.

These rainbow optical pathways are wavelength selective and have been inscribed inside a block of glass using an ultrafast laser fabrication system by Dr Graham Marshall as part of his research for the Centre for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems ICUDOS).

Highlights of Divisional Research Australian Centre for Educational Studies • Professor Kevin Wheldall and Dr Robyn

Beaman received 5672,108 in association with The Exodus Foundation (through AccessMQ) for the Schoolwise Project for 2006-an Intensive Literacy Program for At·Risk Students in Years 5 and 6 in inner­western Sydney. The project is now in its eleventh year of operation.

• MULTILIT Cape York (Coen) Project, in association with Cape York Partnerships (through AccessMQ) (Professor Kevin Wheldall and Dr Robyn Beaman) was funded for $252,758 over two years 2005--2006. DEST funding has allowed the development and operation of a MULTILIT Tutorial Centre within the grounds of the State school in the remote community of Coen on the Cape York Peninsula.

Economic and Financial Studies • Associate Professor Peter Petocz, as part

of a network of academics, was awarded $100,000 by the Carrick Institute to assess research in business education.

Total Higher Degree Completions 2002-2006

• Dr Fei Guo has won an ARC Discovery grant for $237,000 for 2007-2009 for a project exploring rural migrant labour in large Chinese cities. Macquarie University is the lead institution in collaboration with the University of Adelaide.

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Enviromental and life Sciences • Dr Martin Slade received a grant of

$386,658 over three years from the Sydney Catchment Authority for a project on "Cryptosporidium in Feral Animals".

• Dr Jane Williamson and Dr Devarajen Vaitilingon, members of the Marine Ecology Group secured funding of over $800,000 for the next 1 2 months from an Auslndustry Commercial Ready Grant and backing from private industry. The company AusUni Pty Ltd was established to research closed-cycle sea urchin aquaculture.

• A further Sl.8m has been committed by the Department of the Environment and Water Resources to support the Australian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability (ARIES) for 2006-2008.

Humanities • ARC linkage Project funding was provided

to Professors Roe and Jose and Dr McCooey for their significant work on the PEN project, the compilation of an anthology of Australian literature-a major scholarly work.

Information and Communication Sciences • Professor Robert Dale is part of a team

awarded one of three ARC Thinking Systems grants. worth more than S3m over five years.

• DEST International Science linkage funding was awarded to support collaboration between the MQ node of the Centre for Ultrahigh Bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS) and the Tyndall Institute in Ireland to develop new photonic crystal materials, to Prof.essor Jason Twamley for collaboration with an FP6 Integrated Project in Quantum Information (S250k) and to Professor Goldys to support an international workshop "Biophotonics in

Australia: Showcase and Strategic Planning" which was held at the University in February 2006.

• ARC Linkage Equipment Infrastructure and Facilities grants were awarded to teams led by Associate Professor Mick Withford for a direct·write microphotonics facility (S210k) and by Associate Professor Parker for a field plate for the UK Schmidt Telescope (S223k).

Law • Associate Professor Cameron Stewart, as

part of a team of researchers based at the University of Sydney, gained two significant National Health & Medical Research Grants (total funding of S394,OOO).

Linguistics and Psychology • The Centre for the Integrative Study of

Animal Behaviour enjoyed continued success with ARC Discovery-Project applications {two grants worth S530,OOOl, building new collaborations w.ith leading laboratories both overseas (UniverSity of Zurich) and in Australia (UniverSity of Adelaidel. In addition, its partnership with industry continued to develop, attracting significant funding ($l.049m in 2006) for research in support of Australian horticulture.

The southern hemisphere's first brain imaging magnetoencephalography laboratory

Research underway in the Division of Lingusitics and Psychology

• Staff members from Linguistics and the Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Sciences (MACCS) were involved in major successful funding applications including an ARC Linkage Grant (AUSS970,OOO) to establish A MEG (brain·imaging) system to study cognitive processing in children.

• Academics Philip Newall, Catherine McMahon, Dunay Taljaard, Robert Mannell and Stephen Crain were members of a successful bid for a new DEST-funded Co­operative Research Centre (AUSS32.55 million) addressing the issue of hearing health in Australia.

• Michelle Dickson and colleagues were successful with a NSW Health tender for the Drug Crime Diversion (Magistrates Early Referral into Treatment) project (S345,OOO.00 lor 2006-2008).

Macquarie Graduate School of Management • Associate Professor John Rodwell and

Professor Peter Steane were awarded S214,281 in ARC Linkage funding with AJ Noblet and S Osborne to investigate the "Impact of Work Design on Productive Wellbeing in Mercy Health: the ModerniSing Third Sector".

SOCiety, Culture, Media and Philosophy • Externally commissioned research grants

with the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, the NSW Department of Housing, Ryde Council, the Dunstan Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation and the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development to the value of SI53,340 were negotiated by the Division through the year.

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Teaching and Learning Teaching and Academic Development Throughout 2006, Macquarie University's efforts in relation to teaching and learning were guided by six goals, each of which formed part of the overall vision for teaching and learning within the University, outlined in the Vice-Chancellor's Macquarie@50 statement to Council:

• To promote access and equity through high quality education

• To promote innovation and excellence in teaching and learning

• To promote internationalisation

• To develop and exploit innovative learning approaches through the use of appropriate technologies

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• To adopt progressive staffing policies to support scholarly teaching

• To encourage, support and coordinate teaching and learning and to monitor, assure and enhance its quality.

Enrolment Profile Macquarie continued to address access and equity issues through a variety of innovative access schemes including specially targeted scholarships and pathways from non-award study programs and from the Sydney Institute of Business and Technology. The latter teaches the first year of several popular degree programs and allows suitably qualified students to enrol directly into the second year of these programs at Macquarie.

The success of these strategies is partially reflected in Macquarie's strong enrolment profile. In 2006, total student numbers

reached 3 1,660 (20,779 fulltime equivalent students), of whom 4.5 percent were higher degree research students (also 4.6 percent of load), 23.9 percent were postgraduate students (22.3 percent of load), and 33.3 percent were international students (35.7 percent of loadl. Fifty-one percent of the total student load was in Commonwealth supported places. Increases in student load were recorded in commerce and social sciences with a small increase in the area of science and technology.

There was some decline in demand for undergraduate places and as a result Macquarie had to drop its UAI cut·off points to achieve its targeted market sh�re of 7 percent of UAC first preferences. However, the overall percentage of schoo�leaver entrants with a UAI greater than 95 remains high at 25.2 percent and with a UAI greater than 90 at 49.4 percent.

A very pleasing increase in enrolments was experienced in the distance education programs offered through Open Universities Australia (QUAI. Student units of enrolment grew nearly 60 percent from 2,685 in 2005 to 4,234 in 2006, including a 50 percent increase in overseas enrolments.

Enrolments in distance education also remained strong. Overall, 5,461 students enrolled in 12,321 student units of distance education enrolment in 2006, compared with 5,464 students in 1 2,458 student units of enrolment in 2005. There were 1,766 undergraduate and 1,390 postgraduate students enrolled in wholly distance education programs in 2006, together with 2,305 composite mode students.

Enrolments in the two main fee-paying programs managed by the Centre for Open Education remained solid. The previous decline in non-award enrolments was stabilised and 1,133 students enrolled in 6,057 student units of non·award enrolment in 2006, compared with l.l 09 students in 6.418 student units of enrolment in 2005. Likewise, the 2006 Summer Course Program attracted 2,700 student units of enrolment compared with 2,606 in 2005 with gross tuition fee revenue rising from $3.81 million in 2005 to $4.18 million in 2006.

Teaching and Learning Performance In 2003, as part of the Australian Government's higher education reform package, Our Universities: Backing Australia's

Future, the Commonwealth announced the establishment of the Learning and Teaching Performance Fund to reward higher education providers who best demonstrate excellence in teaching and learning for domestic undergraduates. The fund operated for the first time in 2005 with institutional performance aggregated across all disciplines.

Macquarie ranked 14, just missing out on a share of the performance based funding in 2005.

In 2006, however, funding was allocated on the basis of universities' performance in four broad discipline groups, rather than across the whole institution. In total, $83m was allocated and of this Macquarie University received $2.994m as a result of its performance in Humanities, Arts and Education.

Excellence in Teaching Macquarie has exceptional teachers and throughout 2006 many of these were acknowledged, both within and outside the University, for their outstanding contributions to teaching, or in support of student learning.

Internally, 1 7 staff members were the recipients of Macquarie University awards in recognition of their contributions to teaching and learning.

Oua.lity Assurance and Reviews Macquarie has a clearly articulated framework for assuring the quality of learning and teaching throughout the University. Key elements of this strategy include the need for Academic Senate approval for all new and reo accredited programs, regular rounds of reviews of the academic Divisions, and regular surveying of the University's students to gain feedback on the quality of teaching, curricula, and the student experience.

In 2006, the Academic Program Committee continued to scrutinise all proposed new and accredited programs and course units to ensure that they met the University's standards; the cyclical review of the University's largest DiviSion, the Division of Economic and Financial Studies, was completed; and a range of student surveys were administered including the Course Experience Questionnaire, the Graduate Destination Survey, and the Macquarie University Student Experience Questionnaire, in addition to the regular Learner Experience of Teaching and Learner Experience of Unit questionnaires. The findings from these instruments continue to inform development of learning and teaching throughout the University.

Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Awards At the national level, four Macquarie staff were the proud recipients of Citations for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning awards from the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education. They were:

• Professor John Croucher, Macquarie Graduate School of Management

• Associate Professor Peter Petocz, Division of Economic and Financial Studies

• Mr David Spencer, Division of Law

• ASSOCiate Professor Leonie Tickle, Division of Economic and Financial Studies.

In addition:

• Assoctate Professor John Shepherd, Division of Economics and Financial Studies, was the recipient of a prestigious Carrick Institute Award for Teaching Excellence.

Left: Associate Professor John Shepherd, Division of Economics and Financial Studies, was the recipient of a prestigious Carrick Institute Award for Teaching Excellence.

Below: Citations for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning awards from the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching from left: �r David Spencer, Associate Professor Leonie Tickle, ASSOCIate Professor Peter Petocz, Professor John Croucher

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Graduates In 2006, MacQuarie University conferred more than 7,500 degrees, diplomas and certificates to undergraduate and postgraduate students in a series of successful graduation ceremonies. The ceremonies were conducted both at our campus in North Ryde and at off-shore venues in Singapore and Hong Kong.

A total of 7,634 awards (degrees, diplomas and certificates) were conferred, including 2,636 higher degrees (of which 120 were doctorates), 1,085 postgraduate, graduate and undergraduate diplomas and certificates, 181 bachelor honours degrees and 3,732 bachelor pass degrees. Of the awards conferred, 58 percent were to female students.

The University, in its 41st year of teaching, has now conferred over 107,845 awards, including undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, graduate and postgraduate diplomas and certificates, 109 honorary doctorates and 1 6 honorary fellowships.

New Programs Approved by Senate 2006 Among the new programs approved by Senate and forwarded to University Council In 2006 were:

• Master of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism

• Master of Banking and Financial Regulation

• Doctor of Professional Communication

• Master of Development Studies and Culture Change

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• Master of Wildlife Conservation

• Master of International Security Studies

• Master of International Studies

• r.,·laster of Arts, Late AntlqUity program

• Master of Arts. Ancient Art. Architecture and Collections program

• Master of Geographical Education

• Master of Laboratory Quality Analysis and Management

• Master of Podiatry

• Master of Engineering Management

University Medals The following University Medals were awarded in 2006:

• Kathryn Diana Bown, BEd (ECE) (Hons), Early Childhood Education

• Simon Peter Joseph Byrne BSc (Hans), Mathematics

• Ruth Elizabeth Cox, BA (Hons), Philosophy

• Gregory Ian Flannery, BA (Hans), Linguistics (Sociolinguistic Tradition)

• Stefan Nicolas Lampe, SSc (Hons), Chemistry

• Miriam Jayne Lentern, BA (Hans), Linguistics (Functional Tradition)

• Cameron James McLoughlin, BEc (Hans), Economics

• Claymore James Marshall, BCom-Act Stud (Hans), Actuarial Studies

• Robin Mihrshahi, BSc (Hons), Biology

• Brent Miszalski, BSc (Hans), Physics

• Wendy Maree Quinn, BA-Psych (Hons), Psychology

• Adam Peter Stebbing, BSocSc (Hons), Sociology

• Mark Clive Wiese, BPsych (Hons), Psychology

• Lauren Rachel Wilson, BA (Hans), Modern History.

Academic Senate Academic Senate is the prinCipal academic body of the University. Senate makes recommendations to Council on certain academic matters, such as degree rule changes and proposals for new awards. Other powers are delegated to it by Council, such as approving of examination results and completion of degree requirements.

It is assisted in its work by a number of committees, including the Coursework Studies Committee, the Higher Degree Research Committee and the Academic Program Committee. The Academic Program Committee pays particular attention to the academic Quality of offshore programs, ensuring they are of equal Quality to those taught in Sydney. The academic Divisions also make annual reports to Senate. At its twice yearly special examination meetings, Academic Senate both monitored and approved grades, and considered broad assessment policies.

A new Senate commenced its term in 2006, the elected academic membership of which was renewed at the end of 2005 for a term of three years. In his first year as Vice­Chancellor, Professor Schwartz encouraged Academic Senate to increase its role in the development of academic policy. As a result, Academic Senate developed and endorsed a Statement on Academic Freedom (see: lNWW.mQ.edu.au/senate/rules/academic_ freedom.docl.

Centre for Professional Development The Centre for Professional Development (CPO) offered a comprehensive and diverse range of professional development programs. Staff interest and participation was very high, with a total of 4,289 participants in 123 individual programs and activities facilitated by the Centre.

CPO also administered several scholarship schemes. Staff were also frequently invited to provide consultancy services to external bodies, including the Australian Vice· Chanceliors' Committee, Billy Blue Schools pty Ltd, Catholic Education Office, Department of Education and Training, and the Universities of Adelaide, Flinders, Griffith, Newcastle, and New South Wales.

Staff members Dr Sharon Fraser and Dr Maree Gasper, each received a grant from the inaugural National Grants Scheme, offered through the Carrick Institute. Dr Fraser's grant ($1 99,093) was for the project Leadership and Assessment: Strengthening

the Nexus.

The grant ($192,175) awarded to Dr Maree Gasper, was for the project The Impact of

WelJ..based Lecture Technologies on Current

and Future Practice in Learning and Teaching.

MacQuarie University is the lead University in this collaborative project with Murdoch University, Flinders University and the University of Newcastle.

The Research Development program expanded significantly, focusing on preparing academic staff to supervise higher degree research candidates, in support of the MacQuarie Research Plan.

Staff Development programs included the Leadership Essentials program which was initiated for aspiring, or newly appointed, Heads of Departments and mid·level managers. This was the first of a suite of programs designed to develop leaders and managers at all levels at Macquarie University.

A program to assist staff from a non-English Speaking Background with their written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills was piloted in conjunction with the National Centre for English language Teaching and Research.

The Workplace Relations Training Program, incorporating 21 different modules across a range of areas, addressed the mandatory requirements of the Macquarie University Enterprise Agreement 2003-06.

Centre for Flexible Learning The Centre for Flexible Learning commenced a re-alignment of its activities according to the strategic direction and key performance indicators set by the Vice-Chancellor in the Macquarie@50 plan. Staff reviewed the support of learning and teaching and investigated emerging educational technologies.

Innovative projects managed by the Online Education Services section included the Bachelor of Arts online, offered through Open Universities Australia.

The Audio Visual Technology Services section supervised the completion of the $10.6m Macquarie University Audio Visual Infrastructure upgrade project. The projecfs features include a remote monitoring and support system IRMSS) and iLecture, which automatically records lectures and delivers them to the internet. The RMSS has resulted in 71 percent of service requests being resolved within one minute. iLecture recorded 28 percent of undergraduate and 1 1 percent of postgraduate units taught.

Upgraded iLecture lectern

Macquarle International sttJdents making the most of their time at Macquarie.

Recent multi·media projects for the Media Production section include MQtv, Cool Teens and TermFinder. Photography staff contributed to the archaeological research of Professor Kanawati through the production of a photographic record of his 2006 expedition to various tombs in Upper Egypt.

M-CAS (Macquarie Customised Accessibility Services) converted learning materials for 48 study units to appropriate formats for students with disabilities. The major clients for this service were Macquarie University, Murdoch University and the University of Western Australia.

Macquarie International A highlight of the year for Macquarie International was the receipt of two major awards: the Education Award from the Australia-Latin America Business Council and Pro-Vice Chancellor (International), Professor Tony Adams was the co-recipient of the Charles Klasek Award for outstanding service to international education administration.

Macquarie University's global network of partner institutions continued to expand to include approximately 300 institutional partnerships.

Recruitment Macquarie University remains the fourth largest university destination for international students enrolled onshore in Australia and the first in New South Wales. The total number of international students at Macquarie grew by nearly 9 percent between 2005 and 2006, with 8,076 students on campus and 513 students studying offshore in semester two. The major growth area was in postgraduate full degree programs, which increased by 2 1 percent.

MacQuarie's overall market share in 2006 was 5.8 percent of international students studying at Australian universities and 21 percent studying at New South Wales universities. Macquarie University saw a larger market share based on the total number of international students studying in Australia in 2006 in the following: South Korea 13 percent; Latin America 1 1 percent; Germany 1 1 percent; China 10 percent; Hong Kong 9 percent; France 8.5 percent; Norway 8 percent and United States of America 7 percent.

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To enhance its support, Macquarie International worked closely with the Career Development Office to secure a dedicated careers specialist to focus on the career needs of international students.

Macquarie Abroad: study abroad and exchange In 2006, Macquarie University ranked third in Australia for its Inbound Study Abroad Program. The Outbound Program remained number one in Australia, with 28 percent growth and 1 ,084 students studying in 62 countries. Growth in the Outbound Program was driven by new Winter-Summer Program opportunities and by students studying abroad as part of the undergraduate Macquarie Global leadership Program. This program contributes significantly to the University's generic skills priorities with student numbers in this program reaching 1 ,382 in 2006. A postgraduate Global leadership Program is currently under development.

Forty students enrolled in dual degree programs in 2006, with Macquarie receiving its first students from Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Denmark and Indonesia. Further agreements are under negotiation with institutions in Turkey, Japan and the Netherlands.

The Internships program saw placements of 189 students in Sydney and overseas, including in Hong Kong, New York, Brazil, Rwanda, luxemburg and India. Priorities for 2007 include the expansion of outbound internship options and 10-week full time internships.

Following the success of the tsunami volunteer project in 2005, Macquarie Abroad ran two outbound volunteering programs in Fiji and in Vietnam. Three programs are planned for 2007 to encourage student development and global experience.

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Marketing E ·marketing strategies continued to be important. An impressive 1 ,200,000 users visited the Macquarie International website, an increase of nearly 40 percent over 2005. Online "brochure builder" and email broadcast strategies, in support of marketing exhibitions and interviews, generated 1 1 ,747 new prospects. Improvements to the content and structure of the Macquarie International website and print publications were made throughout the year, reflecting the University's focus on research and in response to online student surveys and benchmarking recommendations.

Macquarie International further developed its prospect management system, managed by the Student Recruitment Centre at Hobsons Asia-Pacific. The key components of the system include:

• enquiry management (on average 2,000 communications and 250 new prospects each week)

• filtering of new prospects using protocol classifications

• a follow up strategy.

The follow up strategy in particular has helped to dramatically improve Macquarie's conversion of offers to enrolments-to about 62 percent in 2006 (compared to an industry average in 2005 of 37 percent ).

The Macquarie Globe online newspaper remains the only weekly online newspaper in Australia to target international students and is an integral part of Macquarie International's virtual marketing plan. It currently attracts 50,000 subscribers from 75 different countries.

Student Services Preparations were initiated to ensure compliance with the new National Code of Practice established by the Department of Education, Science and Training. This is scheduled to take effect from 1 July 2007 and demands a more structured system of monitoring and recording for students at risk, including early intervention strategies.

The MacQuarie International accommodation office is organised to manage growth of 20 percent in line with student accommodation requirements. Currently, almost 700 places are available for international students enrolled at Macquarie University, with an occupancy rate of 99 percent.

Scholarships To date, 120 full and partial scholarships have been awarded to international students from over 20 different countries. In 2006 Macquarie University also resumed participation in the Australian Government's Overseas Aid Program, AusAID, with enrolment of 16 AusAID scholars from 7 different countries.

Library Library activity data for 2006 indicates the success of the strategic transition to electronic service delivery and self-service options. Both support flexible access for staff and students. During 2006 there were 5,564 physical visits and 5,460 website viSITS to the Library each calendar day. Website visits were up 8 percent on 2005 whereas physical visits were down 5 percent. The most heavily used electronic service was eReserve, with more than 762,000 downloads of 36,300 documents during the year.

The library received a 10 percent increase in the Acquisitions Budget and 64 percent of this was spent on electronic resources, including 32,000 journals and 22,587 new eBooks. The majority of new electronic titles came from the addition of The Making of

Modern Law collection. Depth was also added to the electronic collections through the addition of journal backfiles across all disciplines.

The Library added 18,874 new print and audio-visual items and 18,452 journal issues to the physical collection. With assistance from the Department of Ancient History the Ehrhardt Collection of Ancient History was acquired--4,300 items with a focus on Greek and Roman history. Thirty·nine research monographs authored by academic staff were added to the Library collection.

Library staff worked with student mentors to conduct library tours for first-year students. The Liaison Librarians completed a large number of library impact statements for new and revised units and new course proposals under consideration by Academic Program Committee. The Copyright Coordinator processed 202 inquiries from staff and students, comparable to levels of activity in 2005.

The Library IT Service Desk responded to 56,094 help requests from University staff and students. This represents a reduction of 39 percent compared to 2005, a direct result of service improvements implemented throughout 2006. Such improvements included students and staff accessing information and resolving queries through self­service systems, and the automated call distribution system that provides frequently requested information via pre-recorded messages.

In association with Murdoch University Library, MacQuarie was awarded $40,000 from the DEST funded MAMS IMeta-Access Management System) Project to develop the

Library Statistics 2004-2006

Collections

Expenditure on collections/Access

New print book volumes added to the collection

New electronic books added to the collection

Electronic serial titles held

Use of Collections

Individual loans

Reserve loans-print

Reserve use---electronic

Items held in electronic reserve

Items reshelved

Items supplied to other libraries

Items obtained from other libraries

Library Hours and Use

Hours open per week during semester

library use (exit count!

Library use (website visits)

Enquiries Received

Reference enquiries (face to face)

Online Librarian

Information enquiries

online librarian service. The Library is also a partner in the DEST-funded Research Activityflow and Middleware Priorities Project (RAMP), which will assist in implementing a digital repository.

With a grant from the Vice-Chancellor's Development Fund the Library, in collaboration with the Department of Ancient History and the Centre for Flexible Learning, digitised 64 volumes and 132 pamphlets from the Brunner Collection of Egyptology. Transcriptions of Lachlan and Elizabeth MacQuarie's journals for 1787-1824 were completed and the Historic Houses Trust of NSW became a partner in the Lachlan and Elizabeth Macquarie Historical Archive Project.

Eight exhibitions were shown in the Library with a focus on art and culture in a diverse range of communities, including Poland, Russia and Turkey. By 31 December the Library Friends Foundation had raised $53,080 for the Eoin H Wilkinson Memorial Appeal. More than 800 alumni registered for library borrowing and access to the EBSCO database.

The Library received 1,455 responses from a representative sample of staff and students to the 2006 Client Satisfaction Survey. The survey results also reflect the strategic shift to electronic service provision. In 2002, only two of the top ten issues of most importance to the Library's clients were related to the delivery of electronic resources and services. These issues made up five of the top ten in the 2006 Survey results.

A new Library Strategic Plan for 2007-2009 was developed in response to the University's new strategic direction and is supported by more detailed annual operational plans. University Council approved a project budget and a site for construction of a new library building.

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Divisional Highlights Australian Centre for Educational Studies • The first edition of Educational Research at

Macquarie leRAMl, a publication designed to disseminate information about Macquarie's educational research activity, was produced.,

• The Children and Families Research Centre was established. The Centre is an interdisciplinary centre for research and outreach. Its focus is on the developmental, social and educational factors affecting children and families in Australia.

• A Collaboration Agreement was negotiated between the Children and Families Research Centre and Parents and Teachers International, Missouri, USA. This will enable the delivery of training sessions

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related to the Parents as Teachers parenting program in NSW and to promote the Born to Learn Curriculum.

• Professor Ian Gibson, Vincent Fairfax Foundation Chair in Education-Teachers for the Future, became President of the International Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education based in the USA. The connection with this international association will assist in positioning Macquarie as an emerging global leader in the field of teacher education.

• The pilot course, Leadership for Learning,

was developed by Professor John Hedberg and Professor Stephen Marshall and offered to principals and school executives in the North Sydney region. The course was evaluated highly by participants and will be offered again in 2007.

• Teachers for the Future, a new initiative at Macquarie University, is working towards a new brand of teaching and learning that is appropriate for a technology-rich, global learning environment. Its first major outreach activity was organisation of the Children's Conference.

The Conference was hosted in December in collaboration with Ryde Council, the NSW Department of Education and Training, and local schools. It brought together 250 primary school students and 40 high school students. The keynote address was delivered in real time by 15 children from Kansas in the United States and a pre­recorded presentation came from a group of children who live in the slums of Kenya.

• In September, Professor Kevin Wheldall and Dr Robyn Beaman presented the preliminary findings of their MULTI LIT work with Aboriginal students in Coen to a Public Seminar on �Demanding Better Supply of Education in Cape York: The Coen Experience" held at The Cape York Institute for Policy and Leadership in Cairns.

• The Professional Pathways Report investigated numbers of Indigenous children in early childhood settings across Australia, the number of Indigenous early childhood teachers and issues associated with the gaining of early childhood university qualifications of Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The report was jointly funded by DEST and Macquarie University and was formally presented to Carolyn Ho, Acting Director of the Early Childhood Schools Team, DEST by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Steven Schwartz at a function held on 1 2 May.

• Professor Alan Rice was appointed by the Department of Education, Science and Training as literacy expert and adviser to the Reading Assistance Voucher Programme.

• Senior Lecturer, Or Kerry-Ann O'Sullivan was the proud recipient of the 2006 NSW Institute for Educational Research award for Excellence in Educational Research.

• Professor Kevin Wheldall was elected into the prestigious Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. The Academy comprises over 350 Fellows of whom just over 20 are from the Education discipline.

Division of Economic and Financial Studies • As the gold sponsor, Macquarie University

played a significant role in the 2006 EOWA Australian Census of Women in Leadership project. It was jointly directed by Professor Graham Wood, Head of the Department of Statistics, and Associate Professor Peter McGraw, Director of the Labour­Management Studies Foundation. This fourth census, conducted bi-annually, measured the status of women on boards and included all companies listed on the ASX200 index as at 1 February 2006.

• The 1 8th Women, Management and Employee Relations Conference, Australia's leading women's conference, presented by the Labour-Management Studies Foundation and the Macquarie Graduate School of Management, attracted 180 delegates from 57 organisations in Australia and New Zealand.

• Professor David Throsby from the Department of Economics and Victor Ginsburgh published the Handbook .of the

Professor David Throsby and actor Cate Blanchett at the launch of Professor Throsby's paper �Does Australia Need A Cultural Policy?".

Economics of Art and Culture, as part of the acclaimed Handbooks in Economics series, each of which is a definitive source, reference, and teaching supplement for use by professional researchers and advanced graduate students.

• Associate Professor Renee Radich won the prestigious Pearson Education"/Finance Lecturer of the Year Award (the second consecutive year it has been won by an EFS academic staff member). The award aims to encourage and recognise innovative teaching practices in accounting and finances and recognises outstanding contributions to teaching.

• Applied Finance student, Solon Brown won the prestigious 2005-06 BRW National Student Share Investment Award of 510,000. Over 6,000 portfolios were entered from 3,292 participants nationwide.

Division of Environmental and Life Sciences • The Division's record of research

excellence is recognised with its association with five of the newly established COREs. The first three below are centred in ELS and the last two include EL5 staff among the leaders and/or key participants:

• Climate Risk/Ecology & Evolution

• Earth & Planetary Evolution

• Functional Proteomics & Cellular Networks

• Social Inclusion (SCMP)

• Integrative study of Animal Behaviour (Linguistics and Psychology)

The Children's Conference, hosted by ACES in December 2006.

• Professor Peter Nelson continued work on the S50m program of research regarding pollutant emissions and waste management from coal-fired power stations. The seven­year project is supported by the CRC for Coal in Sustainable Development.

• During the year, Australian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability (ARIESI released six research reports and commenced five new projects to investigate the use of learning-based change strategies to improve sustainability in local government, professional training in climate change adaptation, Indigenous perspectives in sustainability policies and organisational learning towards sustainability.

• Associate Professor Daniela Tilbury is leading a UNESCO IUCN Asia Pacific Project to assess progress towards Education for Sustainable Development in the region over the next ten years. The project involves UNESCO National Commissions from over 1 7 countries.

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Dr Kirstie Fryirs (Physical Geography) and Dr Nathan Daczko (Earth and Planetary Sciences) were recipients of the 2006 NSW/ACT Young Tall Poppy Science Award, presented by the Australian Institute of Policy and Science for outstanding achievements in the area of science.

• Sydney Harbour Institute of Marine Science, the first marine institute dedicated to research in an Australian urban environment, was established during the year. The Institute is a jOint venture between Macquarie University, the University of New South Wales, the University of Sydney and the University of Technology, Sydney and is based at Chowder Bay.

• Associate Professor Robert Harcourt was successful in securing for the Sydney Harbour Institute of Marine Science, the Australian Acoustic Tagging and Monitoring System, a S4.3m component of the S55m NCRIS-Integrated Marine Observing System, a federally funded five-year research infrastructure investment plan. He is also a Co-investigator in the newly formed S2.5m Australian Centre for Applied Marine Mammal Research.

• A new Ustate·of-the-art" research and teaching clinic for Chiropractic opened in September 2006 at the University's new premises at 299 Lane Cove Road.

• Craig O'Neili lNational Key Centre for Geochemical Evolution and Metallogeny of Continents) was named as the Australian Young Scientist of the Year, a very prestigious award sponsored by The

Australian newspaper and Fresh Science.

• The Division launched the Bachelor of Biotechnology program in 2006. Future program initiatives, still in the planning stages, include a postgraduate program in Podiatry and an accredited undergraduate degree in Planning.

• As part of an on·going program to engage Indigenous students in science, the Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences Ithrough the Indigenous

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Bioresources Research GrQuP) organised a range of activities (sponsored by the College of Science and Technology, a National Science Week Grant and The Foundation for Young Australians Indigenous Small Grant) with Indigenous students from Northern NSW. This included running science shows at Maclean and Casino High Schools during National Science Week in August 2006 where Indigenous students were trained in science activities and then demonstrated these activities to approximately 900 other students. They also visited the University to participate in the Siemens Science Experience and to act as demonstrators in the Science for Kids Tent on Open Day.

Division of Humanities • Ancient Cultures was nominated a

University Centre of Research Excellence,· with six new centrally funded research intensive positions created.

• Four new Divisional Centres were introduced:

• the IUEU (Innovative Universities European Union) Centre launched by the EU Ambassador to Australia, HE Bruno Julien on 11 December, Macquarie University being the joint leader with La Trobe University

• the Centre for Cultural History

• the Island Cultures Research Centre, established to research and analyse the nature of island cultures and to recognise their value and assist in their continuance and development

• the Centre for the MacQuarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature launched by author David Malouf on 11 December 2006, set up to promote scholarship and research into Australian writing, leading to the production 01 an anthology of Australian literature. The Centre, together with publishers Allen and Unwin, received an ARC Linkage grant to develop the Anthology, and significant funding for permissions has been given by the Australia Council and the Myer Foundation

• The Japan Australia Forum, as part of the 2006 Australia Japan Year of Exchange, was very successful with approximately 800 people attending to hear a number of distinguished international speakers. The event was jointly conducted with the Japan Foundation in Sydney, w�h the support of Waseda University in Tokyo, Consul General of Japan in Sydney, and the Australian Embassy in Tokyo.

• With the introduction of Spanish in 2006, the Division is now offering 10 European languages (the largest range nationally), with a number of alternatives for degree structures. More than 250 students were enrolled in either Certificate or Diploma programs, with a Memorandum signed this year with TAFE NSW to create a further pathway into the programs.

• DCMS Productions released their third student compilation CD via the Departmenfs record label, DCMS Records, and held successful launch events throughout Sydney, leading to Triple J airplay and one student band playing at Sydney's Big Day Out.

New state of the art research and teaching chiropractic clinic

A new Virtual Reality Laboratory was established as a major research facility for staff and students in the Computing Department.

Division of Information and Communication Sciences • Two Centres of Research Excellence have

been established:

• Lasers and Photonics

• Quantum Information Science and Cryptography.

• The Australian Antenna Measurement Facility (AusAMF) was officially opened in October by the Dean of ICS and CSIRO leT Centre Director, Or Alex Zelinsky. The Management Board of this facility, funded by ARC and seven collaborating institutions through a LIEF grant awarded to Macquarie University, is chaired by Associate Professor Karu Esselle.

• A joint scholarship program was established with the CSIRO ICT Centre. The scholarship fund, totalling $150,000, will be available for base and top-up scholarships for projects in common areas of interest to ICS and CSIRO.

• Working with Macquarie International, the Postgraduate Professional Development Program has signed an agreement with EduFrance to join the prestigious N+I Network of Institutes, opening opportunities for study-exchange in France for IT and engineering students. Macquarie University is the only N+I university in NSW.

• Cotutelle agreements were established for two programs in ICS, whereby PhD students can have their program jointly supervised by an academic from Macquarie and one from a French university.

• A focused review was held into the pass/fail rates in I DO-level units within the Division. This resulted in a number of important suggestions for ways to increase the pass rate at this level. .

• The highly successful 50th Annual Meeting of the Australian Mathematical Society was held in September. It attracted around 300 national and international participants and included such highlights as the plenary lecture by this year's Fields Medallist, Terence Tao. The program included a special education afternoon that attracted teachers and students.

• Professor Deb Kane was awarded the Australian Institute of Physics Women in Physics Lecturership, delivering lectures in all major capital cities within A�stralia.

• Dr Helen Pask and Dr Robert Carman received Macquarie University Vice­Chancellor's Innovation Fellowships.

• Academic staff and postgraduate students won four of the Macquarie Innovation Awards:

• Innovation in Research-Russell Connally, Dayong Jin, Peter Dekker, Hamish Ogilvy (with John Funnell, METS)

• Invention Disclosure-Oayong Jin and Russell Connally

• Postgraduate Innovation-Dayong Jin, Russell Connally and Jim Piper

• Commercial lnnovation-BluGlass Limited: Scott Butcher, Marie Wintrebert-Fouquet, Patrick Chen, with members of BluGlass and Access Macquarie.

Macquarie teaching and learnmg awards Citatrons for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning:

• Mr Sam Jebeile, Division of Economic and Financial Studies

• Professor John Croucher, Macquarie Graduate School of Management

• Dr Alan Taylor, Division of Linguistics and Psychology

• Dr Jemina Napier, Division of Linguistics and Psychology

• Dr Nathan Daczko, DiVision of Environmental and Life Sciences

• Or lawrence McNamara, DIViSion of Law • Ms Penelope Watson, Division of Law • Associate Professor Hope Ashiabor,

Division of Law • Associate Professor Martina M6l1ering,

Division of Humanities. Excellence in Education awards:

• Ms Dawn Cable (Team Nomination), Division of Economic and Financial Studies

• Ms Lmdy Clark (Team Nomination), Division of Environmental and life Sciences

• Ms Louella Almeida (Team Nomination), Division of Information and Communication Sciences.

Outstanding Teaching Awards:

• Or Nicole Graham, Division of Law • Dr Alexander Reilly, Division of Law • Dr David Cairns, Division of Linguistics

and Psychology • Associate Professor Kim Hawtrey,

Division of Economic and Financial Studies

• Professor Rod O'Donnell, Division of Economic and Financial Studies.

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Dr Peter langford and the Voice Team, winners of a Macquarie Innovation Award

Division of Law • The new Macquarie University Centre, the

Centre for Comparative Law, History and Governance was established.

• The public forum on Minors' Consent to

Medical Treatment was convened in collaboration with the NSW Law Reform Commission. The Forum represented the first major outcome of a research project involving members of the Division with a range of government and industry partners, including the NSW Law Reform Commission, NSW Health, the NSW Office for Science and Medical Research, United Medical Protection, the Australian and New Zealand Association for Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

• The Department of Business Law co­sponsored the Seventh Annual Global

Conference on Environmental Taxation­

Instruments of Change for a Sustainable

Economy, hosted by the University of Ottawa.

• The Macquarie student team of James Douglas, Emily Barrell, Tova Gordon' and Eli Ball were very successful at the annual Shine Lawyers Torts Moot hosted by the Queensland University of Technology Law School, winning against the University of Queensland in the Grand Final.

• Final year student David Greenberg was one of three winners of the Corrs Prize in a national essay writing competition in business law, sponsored by Corrs Chambers Westgarth lIawyersl.

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Division of Linguistics and Psychology • Two of the new Macquarie University

COREs are hosted by the Division:

• the Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science (MACCS)

• the Centre for the Integrative Study of Animal Behaviour ICISABI.

• The Centre of Emotional Health was established as a Macquarie University Research Centre, within the Department of Psychology, under the leadership of Professor Ron Rapee. The focus of this new centre will be on research into the nature, causes, treatment and prevention of anxiety, depression and other mental health problems.

• The Southern Hemisphere's first magnetoencephalography (MEG) laboratory, the KIT-Macquarie Brain Research Laboratory was opened in the Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science, in collaboration with Kanazawa Institute of Technology (KIT). The project was funded by an ARC linkage grant. A second such laboratory, designed specifically for brain imaging research with children, is under construction. It will be the world's first MEG laboratory for child research.

• CISAB hosted the annual conference of the Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour at Macquarie.

• The Applied Linguistics and Language in Education Research Group (ALLE) from the Department of Linguistics presented the international conference, Diversity and

Community in Applied Linguistics: Interface,

Interpretation, Interdisciplinarity.

• A project to produce teaching materials for a civics and citizenship curriculum for the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) was completed by the AMEP Research Centre. The curriculum and teaching materials

were commissioned by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. The Centre also worked on the development of a curriculum and materials for teachers working with 18-24 year-old migrants.

• CISAB developed a new undergraduate program of coherent study in Brain, Behaviour and Evolution.

• Macquarie Innovation Awards were awarded to:

• Dr Peter Langford and the Voice Project team, who won the Macquarie University Innovative Partnership Award for their submission entitled Best Practice HR Benchmarks for the Not· for-Profit Sector.

• Mike Cunningham and his team, who were highly commended in the Postgraduate Innovation Award category for their "Cool Teens" CD Rom (Anxiety Management for Young People).

• Mr Colin McNaught and colleagues, who were also highly commended for their IELlS online project, as was Or Jemina Napier, Department of Linguistics, for the AUSLAN project.

• The innovative online language course, IELTS Online, wh;ch was developed by NCELTR and designed to help students prepare for the IELTS test, which received a Highly Commended award.

• Professor Stephen Crain (MACCS) was elected a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.

• Dr Jennifer Hudson (Psychology) was a recipient of the ASSA Early Career Award for 2006.

• Associate Professor Arthur Shores was elected a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society.

• Professor Philip Newall was elected a Fellow of the Audiology Society of Australia.

Associate Professor Kim Hawtrey, DivisIon of Economic and Financial Studies, winner of a Macquarie University Outstanding Teacher award with applied finance student, Solon Brown, who won the prestigiOUS 2005-06 BRW National Student Share Invesbnent Award of $10,000.

Macquarie Graduate School of Management • In 2006, MGSM was ranked in the world's

top 100 MBA programs by the Economist

Intelligence Unifs Which MBA? global full­time MBA rankings; and in the top 50 business schools by the London Financial

Times for the quality of its corporate executive education.

• Following EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) accreditation in late 2005, MGSM successfully completed the first stage in its application for accreditation by the North American MCSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business)_ Both EQUIS and AAeSB are essential quality assurance attributes for international business schools.

• MGSM won the Meetings & Events Industry Award for Best Meeting Venue for 150-500 delegates for the fitth consecutive year.

• A long term partnership was established in October 2006 with the weekly magazine 8RWto publish relevant and topical research findings by MGSM faculty in a regular four-page Management Update.

• MGSM Networker continues to provide a platform for MBA and other students to develop business plan ideas. Teams from MGSM finished third and fourth in the Peter J Farrell Challenge Cup business plan competition. In addition, a new initiative, Sounding Board, provides an opportunity for individuals and businesses to test ideas with top MGSM faculty and external experts.

• The MGSM initiative Ignite continues to assist industry, while exposing MGSM students and their capabilities to the wider business community. MGSM also offers charitable organisations pro bono work where ber.·'1een five and 50 of MGSM's brightest business minds work on solutions to a business problem within an organisation.

• Professor John Croucher was awarded a Minister's Certificate of Recognition in the National Literacy and Numeracy Awards.

Division of Society, Culture, Media and Philosophy • The Centre for Research in Social Inclusion

became a Macquarie University Research Centre and a Centre of Research Excellence.

• Associate Professor Nick Mansfield of Critical and Cultural Studies led a team in a collaborative project with Lingnan

Alec Morgan's feature length award winning documentary, Hunt Angels.

University in Hong Kong that was awarded a Strategic Curriculum Innovation Grant to study the teaching of cultural studies between Hong Kong and Australia.

• Peter Doyle's book, Echo and Reverb:

Fabricating Space in Popular Music

Recording 1900-1960 won the 2006 ARSC (Association of Recorded Sound Collections) Award for Best (History), Research in Record Labels and General History (USA).

• Dr Tony Wilson was awarded an Australia­Malaysia Foundation Fellowship.

• Alec Morgan's feature length documentary, Hunt Angels, won the following awards:

• Three Australian Film Institute (AFII Awards including Best Documentary.

• Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards, Best Feature Documentary.

• Australian Teachers of the Media (ATOM) Awards, Best Documentary (General).

• Australian Sound Guild Awards, Best Achievement in Sound (Documentary)

• Australian Cinematographers Society Awards. Silver Award. Cinematography (Dramatised Documentary)

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Access and Equ ity Equal Employment Opportunity Macquarie was again recognised by the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) as an Employer of Choice for Women. This is in recognition of sound strategies in place to support and reward women in the workplace.

The representation of women in General staff roles remains steady at 63 percent, increasing slightly in some areas and decreasing in others. Women in positions graded at HEW Level 10 and above declined slightly to 38 percent and remains below target (50 percent). For full-time and fractional General positions women received 96 and 101 percent of the average salary, respectively. This is near or above the pay equity target II 00 percent) and an incremental improvement on past performance.

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Women's representation in Academic roles declined slightly in 2006 to 44 percent of staff, after reaching an alHime high of 45 percent the previous year. A round of internal appointments at Level E has resulted in women occupying 23 percent of these positions. This is a significant improvement on the 19 percent of past years,

The representation of Indigenous people in Academic positions has declined sharply with a significant number of departures. In contrast Indigenous employment in General staff positions exceeded our target of 2.3 percent for the first time this year as a result of a Traineeship program under the Indigenous Employment Strategy implemented by the Human Resources Office. Significant numbers of employees in these entry level positions has however brought down sharply the average salary for this group.

People for whom English is a second language remained strongly represented at Macquarie, exceeding population benchmarks in both Academic and General staff positions.

The number of employees with a disability remained stable and are well below benchmarks, although representation in HEW Level 10 and above positions has increased.

Ethnic Affairs Priorities Statement (EAPS) Promoting access and equity, removing barriers and providing a discrimination free teaching and learning environment for all is an important part of the Macquarie University mission.

Progress and Achievements Macquarie continued to provide culturally specific programs and services including language programs, access to prayer rooms for different ethno-religious groups, and a Bilingual Service Centre with staff to answer enquiries from students and family members in languages other than English.

Additional information was provided online in eleven community languages. Macquarie commenced an intake of Sudanese refugees under a scholarship program. A range of English language programs were provided, including Communication for Academic and Professional Purposes programs and a selection of nOrH:redit courses, free language and communication workshops, and individual consultation services to students for whom English is an additional language. Macquarie University also continued to offer intensive pre-degree English courses to students prior to enrolment.

The University also expanded its written and online resources through the publication Academic Culture: A Sludenfs Guide 10

Studying at University and the Termfinder

project, an online dictionary project designed to assist students meet the language requirements of specialist disciplines across campus.

Through Radio 2SER the University continues to provide services in other languages and celebrate the music of a range of cultures. The University also continued to provide access to affiliated clubs for students from various cultural backgrounds.

Goals for 2007 will include:

• Establishing a mentoring system for students attending Macquarie on scholarships

• Increasing the range of cultural celebrations and cross-cultural education programs

• Continuing language and literacy programs for students from non·English speaking backgrounds

• Reviewing and, if necessary, expanding cross--cultural training within the University.

Special Entry Schemes Two special entry schemes continued to be administered to improve access by disadvantaged students to the University. In 2006. under the Lighthouse Scheme 137 applicants were offered a place at Macquarie, a small increase on the previous year. Through the Jubilee Scheme 288 applicants were offered places, a pleasing increase of nearly 100 places from 2005.

Writing Skills Program The Writing Skills Program continued to provide a variety of writing support services to MacQuarie University undergraduates during 2006, with increasing numbers of postgraduate students also seeking our help. Longstanding involvement in the Transition program continued, with brief presentations at all Divisional orientation sessions. Seminars on writing skills were held for both undergraduate and postgraduate students with an audio tape and seminar notes available for students unable to attend. It was estimated that around 1000 students in total attended these sessions.

The two five-week writing courses (Strategies and Structures and Grammar and Academic Expression), piloted in 2005, were run in each semester, with increased numbers in both courses for both semesters. Close to 1200 students enrolled overall. The Writing Skills Advisory Service, an individual consultation service operating out of the Centre for Open Education, continued to expand, with mature age entry students and

increasing numbers of postgraduate students making up a significant proportion of the clientele.

English for Academic Purposes The English for Academic Purposes (EAP) section, located in the Department of Linguistics, continued to provide support for international students who speak a first language other than English, as well as for Australian students from non·English speaking backgrounds (NESB).

Offerings in 2006 included:

• two undergraduate units that can be included in many degree programs

• a range of workshops that are open to both undergraduate and postgraduate internationa! and NESS students from across campus, at no charge.

• individual writing consultations for undergraduate and postgraduate international and NESS students.

Collaborative research by staff with lecturers from other Departments and Divisions of the University, particularly the Department of Accounting and Finance and the Applied Finance Centre, resulted in the development of innovative teaching and learning materials.

Learning Centre for Numeracy Skills The support services provided by the Centre to students enrolled in courses with a mathematical component were well utilised in 2006. Both the preparatory sessions for mathematics, statistics and science run at the beginning of each semester and the weekly workshops, which support first year mathematics and statistics courses, attracted large numbers of students.

Individual consultations available through the drop--in centre were in constant demand with approximately 5000 student hours spent in visits to the Centre. The majority of these visits were from students doing first year statistics and mathematics courses.

A snapshot survey of the students using the Centre revealed that approximately one·third were mature aged and approximately twa. thirds were female. The survey also revealed that approximately 25 percent of the students were from a non·English speaking background and approximately 50 percent had entered Macquarie University via alternate pathways. The majority of the students were enrolled in mains.tream undergraduate programs.

Vice·Chancellor Steven Schwartz partiCipating in a science demonstration for visiting school students.

Warawara

Student Services The follOWing services are proVided to

Indigenous students:

• delivery and faCilitation of two residential undergraduate programs specifically for Indigenous Australians, the Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Services) and the Bachelor of Community Management

• facilitation of Warawara, MacQuane UniverSity Alternal!ve Program, an alternative entry pOint for Indigenous appiJcants into undergraduate programs across the University

• one-OIlOllC tuition for Indigenous students. through the Indigenous TutOrial ASSistance Scheme

• computer access through the Indigenous student computer laboratory

• access to the Indigenous student cornman room

• Indigenous student adVice and referral ttlrough the Indigenous Student Support Officer

• cultural events and acl!vitles.

The support services are well utilised by the Indigenous student population. Research will be conducted In 2007 to ascertain what further services would be cOllslclered beneficial.

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Warawara, Department of Indigenous Studies In addition to its role as an academic department offering a range of Indigenous studies units and postgraduate courses, Warawara provides an access and equity function to Indigenous students across the University. Warawara also provides advice to the University on a range of equity matters affecting Indigenous students and staff.

Student Complaints Procedure The University's systems and procedures for dealing with complaints from students are well established and are regularly reviewed.

Procedures for many situations, including conduct of established committees and the availability of appeals mechanisms, are widely publicised, routinely applied and are documented in the University's By-law and Rules. These are published annually in the

Macquarie University Calendar of Governance,

Legislation and Rules, which is also available online, or from the Office of the Registrar and Vice-Principal.

The Registrar and Vice-Pri�cipal initiated actions in the later part of 2006 for the introduction of a centralised system for logging and management of all complaints received by the University. Initial investigation of software options has been undertaken, with the view to acquisition and implementation of the new system in 2007.

The following are the principal mechanisms available to students for consideration of complaints:

• Academic Appeals Committee

• Grading Appeals Committee

• Discipline Committee (for disciplinary matters)

• Student Grievances Committee

• Standing Committee of Council on Appeals.

EEO Group Representation within Levels at 31 March 2006 1

General Staff

Aboriginal & Language

First Spoken Level

Total Women l

Torres Strait as a Child

Staff Islander Peoples]

was not English'

Level l 100%

Level 2 36 42% 23.5% 18%

Level 3 24 71% 32%

Level 4 84 70% 3.0% 20%

Level 5 191 69% 3.0% 33%

Level 6 210 70% 0.6% 28%

Level 7 174 64% 2.2% 25%

. Level 8 122 56% 28%

Level 9 78 56% 1.4 % 20%

Level 10 + 68 38% 14%

Students can access advice through Student Contact Officers, the Equity Unit, the Equal Employment Opportunity Officer, the Dean of Students, the Dean of Graduate Studies and the University Counselling and Medical Services.

Beyond the University, students have the right to pursue unresolved grievances with the NSW Ombudsman and, if necessary with representations to agencies such as the Administrative Decisions Tribunal, the Fair Trading Tribunal and the Anti-Discrimination Board.

People with People with a Disability a Disability] Requiring

Adjustmentl

100% 100%

6%

11%

3% 1 .5%

1 1 % 2.3%

7% 2.5%

5% 2.2%

7% 1.0%

3%

14% 3.4%

TOTAL 988 63% 2.3% 26% 7% 1.9%

Academic Staff

level

Level B

Level C

Level D

Level E

Total Staff

264

221

127

123

Women 2

53%

41%

32%

23%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait

Islander Peoplesl

. ' .

1 . 0%

1.8%

Language First Spoken

as a Child was not English'

26%

19%

25%

1 1%

People with a Disability'

. ,

8%

6%

5%

People with a Disability

Requiring Adjustmentl

. . ,

2.0%

2.6%

TOTAL 927 44% 0.7% 24% 6% 1.4%

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EEO Group Representation Benchmark Comparisons at 3 1 March 2006 1

General Staff

Womenz

Aboriginal People & Torres Strait Islanders3

People Whose Language First Spoken as a Child was not English'

People with a Disability'

People with a Disability Requiring Work-related Adjustment3

Academic Staff

Womenz

Aboriginal People & Torres Strait Islanders3

People Whose Language First Spoken as a Child was not English'

People with a Disability'

People with a Disability Requiring Work-related Adjustment'

Macquarie University

2003 2004 2005 2006

64% 64% 63% 63%

1.1% 1 .4% 1 .8% 2.3%

24% 25% 27% 26%

8% 8% 7% 7%

2.1% 1.8% 2.2% 1 .9%

42% 43% 45% 44%

1.2% 1 . 1% 1.4% 0.7%

21% 22% 22% 24%

5% 7% 6% 6% 0.9% 1.6% 1.5% 1 .4%

EEO Group Distribution Index4-Benchmark Comparison at March 31

General Staff

Women

Aboriginal People & Torres Strait Islanders

People Whose Language First Spoken as a Child was not English

People with a Disability

Academic Staff

Women

Aboriginal People & Torres Strait Islanders

People Whose Language First Spoken as a Child was not English

People with a Disability

Notes:

1 Continuing and contract staff

2 Actual persons

3 Estimated persons

4 Fulttime continuing and contract staff

Macquarie University

2003 2004 2005 2006

90 96 95 96

N/A 78 89 64

99 96 96 97

104 108 106 101

78 93 94 91

N/A 93 94 91

92 98 98 92

89 102 100 105

Government

Benchmark

50%

2.0%

20%

12%

7.0%

50%

2.0%

20%

12%

7.0%

Government

Benchmark

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

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External Relations In Macquarie@50, the Vice·Chancelior Professor Schwartz, proposed a new management structure to ensure that important strategies of the University would have dedicated managerial oversight. This included the establishment of a Development and External Relations portfolio.

Public Relations and Marketing Public Relations and Marketing formally became part of the new portfolio in September 2006.

In line with the strategic goal of establishing Macquarie as a university of research excellence, the Public Relations Unit coordinated the campaign to recruit new research staff for the Concentrations of Research Excellence (COREs). This included a

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four-page broadsheet wrap of The Australian's

Higher Education Supplement, the first time an advertising feature has been allowed to wrap that section of the newspaper. Featured were artists' illustrations of the key researchers within each CORE.

Circulation figures for publications produced by the Unit remained pleasing, with some increases. Publications included Macquarie

University News, in both hardcopy and e­

newsletter form; Culture on Campus e­

newsletter for arts news and events; Research Active e-newsletter for collaborative research news; Connect with Macquarie, in both hardcopy and e-newsletter form, for the high school community; and five opt-in e­

newsletters containing articles about postgraduate research, courses and opportunities.

Activities and events concerning the University and its staff were well-reported in the media, with 2514 mentions during 2006.

The Unit successfully organised and promoted the University's three major annual events-Pathways Day, held in January, the Postgraduate Expo in April and Open Day in September. The annual telephone enquiry hotline, email service and online bulletin board, which operated in late December and early January 2007, leading up to the Universities Admissions Centre change-of­preference date, were well patronised.

The liaison Team represented Macquarie University at 38 careers markets, held State­wide, and gave 69 individual school presentations, hosted regular school visits and conducted 37 campus tours.

Macquarie's School Partners Program, which offers a range of benefits to 59 member schools, continued in 2006. Member schools received monthly newsletters and presentation of Macquarie University Prizes at annual speech days and staff and students were eligible to apply for a range of scholarships, 1 1 of which were awarded in 2006. In addition, a pilot Gifted and Talented Program was conducted with Knox Grammar School. It is planned to widen the program in 2007.

Alumni The Alumni Office organised a variety of events to engage alumni, including a lecture series, reunions, social and sporting events and offshore activities. Approximately 1,400 alumni in Australia or overseas attended these events.

A highlight of the year's activities was the annual NSW Parliament House Luncheon in October, hosted by the Hon Meredith Burgmann MLC. Macquarie University's Vice-

Chancellor, Professor Stephen Schwartz, was the guest speaker and he outlined his vision for "Macquarie@50".

The Alumni Office introduced two new scholarships which will be awarded in 2007, the Macquarie University Family Scholarship and the Macquarie University Honours Scholarship. Each scholarship is valued at 55,000 and will be decided on the basis of financial hardship. The conditions for the Garrawi scholarship were broadened to encourage more Indigenous students to pursue postgraduate studies and it was agreed that the Alex Mitchell Scholarship will be awarded annually. This scholarship is awarded to a first year Humanities student for a three-year period.

Alumni Awards for Distinguished Service, in recognition of their contribution to the community and to their profession, were presented to:

• the Han Helen Sham-Ho

• Dr Jenny Lee Harry

• Or Judith Cashmore.

Approximately 2,000 alumni took advantage of a range of benefits negotiated for them such as free library access and discounts on the Centre for Open Education courses.

The alumni magazine Sirius was mailed to 70,000 alumni in February and August. From 2007, the magazine will be produced as' an online publication.

Overseas alumni events were organised in Hong Kong and Singapore in conjunction with graduation ceremonies of the University. In addition, events were held in Beijing and Shanghai. The Shanghai Alumni Chapter was approved by University Council in May.

Publications The principal publications produced by the Publications Unit of the Office of the Registrar and Vice-Principal included:

• the Handbook of Undergraduate Studies

• the Handbook of Postgraduate Studies

• the Calendar of Governance, Legislation

and Rules

• Annual Report 2005

• Macquarie Your University, a brochure distributed widely amongst high schools

• Study at Macquarie, the University's undergraduate prospectus

• Staff News, the fortnightly newsletter providing topical information for University staff

• the series of eleven postgraduate coursework booklets.

All publications of the Publications Unit are also available online.

The Public Relations Unit produced the series of undergraduate study booklets and Macquarie University News, which is published each month, focusing on the University's research interests, teaching activities and community outreach.

Community Engagement During 2006, the University continued its support for a wide range of public events. Highlights included:

• The diverse repertoire in the concert series, Music on Winter Sundays

• The final performances of the Macquarie Trio which has had a long association with the University

• Concerts by the Macquarie Singers including the Misa Criolla, performed in conjunction with Hernan Flores in November which attracted a large and enthusiastic audience

• Exhibitions and lectures throughout the year in the University Art Gallery including a wide ranging exhibition of Aboriginal Art from the University Collection and a major survey of recent paintings from the Chroma Collection

• Exhibitions and lectures held across the University's museums and collections including, for example, the community outreach program in the Museum of Ancient Cultures

• The opening in October of the University's multi-media website, MQtv, which features interviews with academics and researchers as well as a blog space

Alumni Chapters Macquane University has Alumni chapters and networks in:

• South Australla

• Queens/and

• Western Australia

• Victona

• Canada, Eastern

• Chile

• China (Beijing. Shanghai)

• England

• Hong Kong

• Germany

• IndoneSia

• Japan

• MalaYSia

• MeXICO

• Singapore

• Thailand

• United States (Eastern, Midwest, California)

• RUSSia

• Public Lectures which attracted very large audiences including for Robert Fisk, the Middle-East correspondent of The

Independent in February, and for Dr Jon Kabat-Zinn, the expert on mindfulness, in November.

One of many Macquarie University alumni events in 2006

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Operations Office of the Registrar and Vice-Principal The Office of the Registrar and Vice-Principal fulfilled its principal responsibility of providing administrative and related services in support of the learning and teaching goals of the University.

There was an increase in proposals for new coursework programs and units to the Academic Program Section. Upgrading of software used to assess the eligibility of undergraduate students for an award was undertaken towards the end of 2006.

Improving business processes associated with enrolment of new students was a major focus for Academic Management Support. New postgraduate coursework students were able, for the first time, to enrol online mid-year. A

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flexible range of academic advising options was provided enabling many to enrol without any on-campus attendance. It is anticipated that online enrolment for new undergraduates will be available from January 2007.

The majority of th� recommendations of the 2005 external Web Enrolment Review was implemented in 2006, including:

• a quality assurance review of the email and phone support service provided by Academic Management Support to students enrolling on the web

• the implementation of a three-step enrolment complaint escalation process

• improved enrolment information

• an online Statement of Outstanding Charges, to provide up-to-date financial information to students at all times.

Wrth the aim of improving the quality of the assessment process and to provide a faster response time to applicants, a review of the postgraduate application system was undertaken by the Postgraduate Studies Section.

The academic and administrative infrastructure necessary to accommodate the marked growth in enrolments offered through Open Universities Australia was a major challenge for the Centre of Open Education. The Centre also absorbed additional responsibilities previously handled by the Centre for Flexible Learning, and began a process of improving the quality of audio materials funded by QUA.

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Some of the innovative delivery methods used in the QUA program were extended to the Centre's undergraduate and postgraduate distance education programs. The system of E-Assignment, for example, proved a popular alternative form of assignment submission for students. New and faster delivery of teaching materials, including audio CD's, effectively eliminated previous student concerns about the receipt of materials.

Records and Archives Services experienced a strong increase in work volume and changes to the legal requirements for the retention of records placed further demands on the University's capacity for records storage.

Productivity at the University printery, Macquarie Lighthouse Press, increased by over 1 5 percent, delivery expectations were consistently met, and a positive financial return was recorded. Short run colour and variable data print work grew significantly with the introduction of new digital colour technology.

Freedom of Information Under the Freedom of Information Act 1 989,

members of the public, including staff and students of the University, have a legally enforceable right to obtain access to documents containing personal information or information concerning the functioning or activities of government agencies and public authorities. of which the University is one.

The University has a policy of open access to information and much is routinely available. Any staff member who wishes to view their personal files may contact Human Resources to arrange access. Records and Archives Services are responsible for vital records, student files, central administrative files and the University Archives.

For access to material that the University considers confidential or otherwise exempt under the Freedom of Information Act 1 989,

a freedom of information application is required: The application fee for a freedom of information request is 530; the processing charge is $30 per hour, although 20 hours' processing is included in the application fee where the information relates to the applicant's personal affairs.

During 2006, 22 freedom of information reque::;ts were processed and there were two appeals against completed freedom of information decisions. A designated Freedom of Information Officer operated throughout the year.

Student Enquiry Service The number of student enquiries contillued to grow In 2006, With the rnajority of students choosing 10 contact the Student EnqUIry Service tl1rougl1 email and telephone enquiries. rather than in persall. Requests for academic transcnpts have grown by a further 30 percent from 2005.

A key Initiative was to enhance relationships with the Divisions of the University. Student Enquiry Service staff VISited many of Ule Divisional offices through the year, establlshing Imks with key people in each office. Relationships were furl her strengthened when staff went on brief staff exchanges to Macquane Internailonal, the DiVision of Environmental and Life Sciences. and the DiVision of Society. Culture. Media and Philosophy. This initiative will further facilitate the proviSion of accurate and ilelpful information to students.

The tables that follow this section provide information on the processing of freedom of information requests, showing the figures for the 2006 calendar year. The 2005 figures appear in brackets.

Privacy Macquarie University has a commitment to privacy, valuing the privacy of individuals and actively seeking to preserve the privacy rights of those who share information with the University. It is believed individuals have the right to know how information to the University is handled. The role of Privacy Officer is assigned to the Registrar and Vice­Principal and the role of Privacy Contact Officer is assigned to the Manager, Records and Archives Services. These officers have direct managerial responsibilities for the University's compliance with its privacy policy.

Macquarie University's Privacy Management Plan has been developed to comply with section 33 of the NSW Privacy and Personal

Information Protection Act 1 998 and is to be amended to include compliance measures for the Health Records and Information Privacy

Act 2002.

The Privacy Management Plan details:

• the policies and practices that the University has in place to comply with the Privacy and Persona/ Information Protection

Act 1998

• the dissemination of privacy policies and practices within the University

• procedures in relation to an internal review under Part 5 of the Privacy and Personal

Information Protection Act 1998

• other matters which are considered relevant to the University in relation to the Act.

During 2006, 145 privacy complaints were received by the University and were the subject of internal reviews. No amendments to personal records pursuant to the NSW Privacy and Persona/ Information Protection

Act 1 998 were carried out in 2006.

Human Resources Human Resources supported a broad range of university initiatives over the year, one of the most visible being the recruitment project associated with the Concentrations of Research Excellence (COREs).

The University launched its first employee opinion survey "Your Say", which provided valuable benchmark data to monitor the effectiveness of strategies to increase staff engagement. Key Performance Indicators were introduced for senior management and the process of cascading these KPls to the next levels of management in the University was commenced. A range of new reward and recognition initiatives are being considered for implementation in 2007.

Compliance with the Commonwealth government's Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements (HEWRRs) remained a major focus in 2006. To meet the Requirements, the University recommenced enterprise bargaining, reviewed and rewrote a number of policies and offered Australian Workplace Agreements to all staff. The University successfully met all the HEWRRs and as a result secured an increase in Commonwealth Grant Scheme funding.

Occupational Health and Safety Following an audit review of Occupational Health and Safety, a new Occupational Health and Safety Management System was set up in 2005, with its implementation completed in 2006. Seventeen Workgroup OHS Committees have been established, one for each Division and major office, in addition to a central OHS Committee. Consultation, identification of training requirements, inspections and identification' of OHS risks are now managed in a consistent manner across the University.

Management of workers compensation claims has also been improved with more efficient and faster return to work processes in place, accompanied by a reduction in costs.

Industrial Relations and Enterprise Bargaining The Employee Relations team were active throughout the year, providing practical, consistent and timely assistance to all levels of the University. The team played an active and strategic role in employment matters such as managing change, performance management, grievance and dispute resolution.

Compliance with the Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements (HEWRRs) required radical changes to the Enterprise Agreement. The bargaining process was completed within the tight Government

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timeframe, with no industrial disputation and within budget constraints. The result is a much shorter, clearer agreement. A number of updated policies have been released since completion of the bargaining process. Consultation with staff on policy issues will be facilitated with the establishment of the Staff Consultative Group.

A new Performance Development and Review Process is to be introduced in 2007, in line with the new enterprise agreement. For the first time all staff will have performance reviews on an annual basis.

Academic Promotions Three promotions committees assessed applications by academic staff for promotion up to the level of Associate Professor. For promotion from Level A to Level B (Associate Lecturer to Lecturer) of 19 applications received, one was unsuccessful; from Level B to Level C (Lecturer to Senior Lecturer) of 31 applications received, four were unsuccessful; from Level C to D (Senior lecturer to Associate Professor) of 25 applications received, five were unsuccessful, with one withdrawal.

Indigenous Employment Strategy The first six Indigenous trainees commenced m January 2006 under the new Indigenous Traineeship Program. The trainees were hosted by various Departments during their 1 2-month traineeship period. One trainee has commenced further employment in the University and two others will be beginning undergraduate studies in 2007. The trameeship program will contmue with six more trainees in 2007.

At the end of 2006 there were 20 Indigenous staff members, both academic and general. The rise in the number of Indigenous general staff from 1 5 to 18 was due principally to the success of the Indigenous Traineeship Program, supplemented by other recruitment practices. The Traineeship Program vias supported by the Structured Training and Employment Project (STEP), funded by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relabons. STEP also funded career development opportunities for other Indigenous employees.

Over 80 staff attended Aboriginal Cultural Awareness sessions in 2006. These sessions will continue in 2007.

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, Indigenous Employment Strategy trainees 2006. Front (L-RI Keturah Astle (Macquarie Abroad), lindsay Stanford, Manager, Indigenous Employment, Dylan Hodson (IT Services) Back (L·R) Philip Jerrard IPPDP, Division of ICS), Gavin Gibbs IMUSEC), Stephen Blair (Warawara, Dept of Indigenous Studies), Matt Austin (Division of ELS)

Human Resources Information Systems A major software upgrade of the Human Resources System (PM IS) was completed in 2006, Migration of the system to the Data Centre, has increased data security.

The number of staff members accessing the employee self-service system, HR-Online continued to increase, further decreasing the reliance on paper-based systems. Further automation of Human Resources processes online will occur with the introduction of the

, staff portal in 2007,

Office of Facilities Management The Office of Facilities Management (OFM) underwent significant change in 2006, including a review of its management structure. In line with these changes, the Buildings and Grounds Office was renamed the Office of Facilities Management, to more accurately reflect the broad range of services now being provided to the University community.

In addition to the provision of day·to-day services such as cleaning, security and mail handling, OFM also received and completed in

Summary of Land Uses General University Purpose

MacQuarie Site

Nominal leases

Affiliated Residential colleges

Australian Film Television & Radio School

Commercial Leases

Private Residential Purposes

excess of 15,000 service requests submitted by the Divisions and Offices.

New Construction 2006 The fit-out of 299 Lane Cove Road was completed in August at a cost of $5,300,000, The building now houses a number of University administrative support units, including Information Technology Services, the Business Services section of Financial Services and several units of Macquarie International. In addition, a number of research areas are located in the building, including the Speech Clinic, Chiropractic Clinic, M-CAS (Macquarie Customised Accessibility Services) and the Macquarie Brain Research Laboratory.

The upgrade works to WaUy's Walk, the main east·west pedestrian spine, was completed in May. Although these works caused some inconvenience, the completed project has resulted in a significant improvement to both the appearance and amenity of this very important area of campus.

Refurbishment A large number of refurbishment projects were undertaken by OFM across campus, the most significant being the refurbishmenV upgrade of Price Theatre at a cost of

1 16.4

2,3

3,5

3,7

0.1

TOTAL 126,0

approximately $1 ,100,000. This project included a complete upgrade of the theatre's seating and finishes and the installation of air conditioning. Other refurbishment projects included:

• Summer Hill Chiropractic Clinic upgrade

• Linguistic Translations and Interpretation Computer laboratory upgrade of W6B 301-310

• Linguistic C3B Level 3 and 4 office upgrade

• Wireless facility upgrades of Macquarie Theatre and W6B courtyard

• Geochemistry laboratory upgrade of E7B 340 and 344

• Humanities W6A Levels 2, 4 and 5 office upgrade

• Campus signage upgrade

• Upgrade of campus building access systems

• General upgrade to W3A 603-612.

Internal Audit and Risk Management The internal audit and risk management functions of Macquarie University are overseen by the Council's Audit and Risk Committee and undertaken by Delaitte Touche Tohmatsu (Oeloitte). The University appointed Delaitte as internal audit and risk management consultants in 2006, replacing Ferriers Chartered Accountants. The internal audit and risk management function is primarily concerned with evaluating the

accuracy and effectiveness of internal controls and assessing risks which may impact on the University's ability to achieve its objectives.

A three-year strategic internal audit and risk management plan for 2006-2008 was developed following a high level business risk assessment of the University's operations in conjunction with management. The plan was approved by the University's Audit and Risk Committee.

In addition to the business risk assessment, internal audits undertaken in 2006 involved assessments of internal controls and associated risks and compliance with University policies/procedures and government guidelines in the following areas:

• Accounts receivable and debt management

• Credit cards

• Casual and outside employment

• Legal referrals

• Information security and change management

• Facilities management business continuity

• Asset management.

Other assurance activities included development of a probity checklist for the procurement and engagement of contractors and suppliers and assisting management in assessing outstanding actions from prior audits.

Audit and assurance activities resulted in identification of areas where there was opportunity for improvement and/or

Refurbished Price Theatre

enhancement of existing processes and controls. Following discussion and agreement with management, finalised internal audit reports were submitted to key stakeholders and reported to the Audit and Risk Committee. The status of significant risk issues unresolved and outstanding are monitored by the Audit and Risk Committee.

Information Technology Services Substantial changes were implemented in the IT Services area during 2006 to support the University move to an operational level of 24 hour per day 7 day per week.

To minimise the impact of equipment failures, several projects were undertaken throughout 2006 to redesign and upgrade the University's IT infrastrucure.

Security formed a significant focus and the University tendered for a firewall and intrusion detection system to protect from the various and growing threats from the internet. The successful tender addressed the unique requirements of a university campus by placing the firewall at the network core rather than the edge and routing all traHic through the firewall to simultaneously protect from external and internal threats. The solution was the first of its kind and has received widespread media coverage.

A further measure was the installation of a generator to protect the computer room from temporary disruptions to mains power. The generator is capable of keeping systems running for up to 10 days on fuel stored on

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site and can be refuelled without stopping. In addition, advance warning of potential problems with systems is now available with the installation of the open source tool, the "Hobbit Monitor".

To ensure that support is available out of business hours to resolve problems a major organisational redesign was undertaken during the year in cooperation with Human Resources and the Unions. The process was in accord with the University's Enterprise Agreement 2006-2009.

The resulting restructure deleted outdated positions and created new positions with position descriptions that better support the 24/7 objective. In June, the University made offers of voluntary redundancy to a number of

staff in IT Services. Thirty-three staff chose to accept the offer and left the University between June and October during which time appropriately skilled IT contractors were hired on a temporary basis pending recruitment of permanent staff.

The first of the new services, a Staff Help Desk, was launched the week before Christmas. The service provides IT phone support for subscribing Divisions and operates 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday and utilises a paging service out of hours.

Projects IT Services also completed a number of projects throughout the year, the larger ones being :

FOI Statistics 2006 (2005)

Section A: Number of new FOI requests

• Upgrading of the University's Financial Management Information System to the new Microsoft .NET version. This has provided a number of business benefits, particularly in relation to improved asset management.

• The fitting out of the University's new office location at 299 Lane Cove Road with Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). The site is a useful test bed for understanding the potential business benefits and support implications of the system, prior to considering its application across the University campus.

• A new project management tool, TeamFrame, was implemented. It is being used in planning projects for 2007.

FOI Request Personal Other TOTAL

Al New (including transferred in)

A2 Brought forward

18(12)

1(0)

310)

010)

21112)

110)

A3 Total to be processed 19(12) 3(0) 22(12)

A4 Completed

A5 Transferred out

A6 Withdrawn

1 7112)

010)

010)

310)

010)

010)

20(12)

0(0)

010)

A7 Total Processed 17(12) 3(0) 20(12)

A8 Unfinished Icarried forward) 2(0) 010)

Section B: What happened to completed requests Result of FOr Request Personal Other

Bl Granted in full

B2 Granted in part

B3 Refused

B4 Deferred

010)

18112)

0(0)

0(0)

010)

310)

o

o

B5 Completed 18(12) 3(0)

Section C: Ministerial Certificates Cl Ministerial certificates issued

Section 0: Formal consultations

N/A

Issued Total

01 Number of requests requiring formal consultation 010)

Section E : Amendment of personal records Result of Amendment Request Total

E I Result of amendment · agreed

E2 Result of amendment · refused

0(0)

0(0)

E3 Total 0(0)

Section F : Notation of personal records F3 Number of requests for notation

28

010)

010)

210)

Section G: FOI requests granted in part or refused-Basis of disallowing access Basis of disallowing or restricting access Personal Other

GI Section 19 (applic incomplete, wrongly directedl 0(01 OWl

G2 Section 22 (deposit not paid I OW) OW)

G3 Section 2511)(al) (diversion of resources I 0(0) 0(01

G4 Section 251111a) (exemptl 18(10) 3(0)

G5 Section 2511I1b),(c),(d) (otherwise available I O{o) O{o)

G6 Section 281111bl (documents not heidi 0(01 0(01

G7 Section 24(21 - deemed refused, over 2 1 days (21 0(01

G8 Section 31(41 (released to Medical Practitionerl 0(0) 0(0)

G9 Totals 18112) 310)

HI All completed requests $600.00 ($3601 $390.00 1$357.20)

Section I: Discounts allowed Type of Discount Allowed Personal Other

11 Public interest

12 Financial hardship - Pensioner/Child

13 Financial hardship · Non profit organisation

0(01

3(0)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

14 Totals 310) 010)

15 Significant correction of personal records 0(0) 0(0)

Section J: Days to process Elapsed TIme Personal Other

JI 0-21 days

J2 22-35 days

J3 Over 35 days

15(7)

311)

2(4)

0(01

0(01

0(0)

J4 Totals 20112) 010)

Section K: Processing time Processing Hours Personal Other

KI 0-10 hrs

K2 1 1-20 hrs

K3 2140 hrs

K4 Over 40 hrs

0(0)

3(3)

0(0)

1 7(9)

OW) 0(0)

0(01

3(01

K5 Totals 20112) 310)

Section L: Reviews and Appeals Ll Number of internal reviews finalised 4(4)

OW)

O{O)

l2 Number of Ombudsman reviews finalised

L3 Number of Court appeals finalised

Bases of Internal Review Personal Other

Grounds on which internal review requested Upheld* Varied'"' Upheld" Varied

L4 Access refused O{o) 0(2) O{O) 0(0)

L5 Deferred 0(0) 0(01 0(0) 0(0)

L6 Exempt matter 4(4) O{O) 0(0) 0(0)

L7 Unreasonable charges 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0)

La Charges unreasonably incurred 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0)

L9 Amendment refused 0(0) 0(01 0(0) 0(0)

LID Totals 414) 012) 010) 010)

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Facilities Students @ Macquarie Throughout 2006 Students @ MacQuarie (SAM) focussed on providing the services and facilities that Macquarie's students and staff require, while managing the transition to the new status quo created by Voluntary Student Unionism (VSU1, which came into force on 1 July 2006.

Events and entertainment at SAM continued to be a vital part of SAM's offering in 2006. The regular Thursday night events were generously patronised throughout the year whilst Conception Day featured many of Australia's leading live bands and acts on stage to perform in front of over 7,000 students. In addition. SAM supported over 50 clubs and societies during the year, providing students with the opportunity to learn new skills, and engage in the social aspects of University life.

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The SAM Card Loyalty Program boasts over 95 partners providing benefits to SAM Card holders, both on and off campus. Success in developing the Program will provide a vital revenue stream to SAM, following the move to voluntary student activity fees.

SAM's conferencing business, Venues At Macquarie, continued to grow, supported by our flagship catering business Crunch Events and Catering. In addition, the on campus catering division, SAM CampusCatering, continued to provide cost effective catering services to many University Divisions and Offices.

The childcare centre operated by SAM. Gumnut Cottage, operated at a 98 percent occupancy level for the majority of the year, providing a positive surplus contribution to SAM. In November, a proportion of this surplus was reinvested with the Centre, to

carry out essential repairs and improvements to the outdoor play areas.

SAM continued to actively support the University with a number of initiatives. As in previous years, SAM provided six scholarships in the areas of music, voluntary work and drama as part of its commitment to the School Partners Program. Support of the Transition Program was maintained, with SAM providing complimentary food and beverages to students involved in the Mentor Program throughout the key orientation times on campus.

Support Services Macquarie University's Support Services comprises the Welfare Service, Equity Support Unit, University Medical Service, Counselling Service, Career Development Office and Accommodation Service. It provides free and confidential services to students and staff of the University. As services have developed so has the client demographic base, as well as the complexity of issues being brought to Support Services by students.

Welfare Service The number of students utilising the Welfare Service increased significantly during 2006, with information, support, advocacy and referral being offered on a wide range of welfare-related issues, such as financial, tenancy. legal. health and wellbeing.

In partnership with Students at Macquarie (SAMI and the University's Psychology Department. the Welfare Service established and managed a Peer Support Service based in the Women's Room on campus. The success of this project has led to the recommendation for it to be continued into 2007.

In order to develop appropriate responses to welfare and lifestyle issues that adversely

affect a studenfs university experience, the Welfare Service initiated and collaborated in partnerships with various relevant community services. It is planned to offer appropriate specialised services on an outreach basis at Macquarie University.

Equity Support Unit The Equity Support Unit experienced an increase in the registration of students with disabilities and health conditions. These included sensory impairments, physical disabilities, mental health concerns, medical conditions and learning difficulties.

Due to the increase in the number of students with a mental health diagnosis registering with the service, a mental health advisory rote has been incorporated. The aim is to assist students in the management of their mental health, with a view to ensuring that their studies are not jeopardised by their health condition.

Throughout the year the Equity Support Unit worked closely with various Divisions and Departments, by providing them with information and advice relating to disability and health issues, reasonable adjustments and accessibility issues for students with disabilities/health conditions. The Unit also continued to raise awareness about the rights and responsibilitites of students with a disabilityjhealth condition throughout the University community.

University Medical Service Macquarie University Medical Service had a 20 percent increase in services over the previous year. 5 , 1 13 patients attended for the 14,799 consultations performed. An analysis of patient attendance demographics indicate:

• 2,506 overseas students = 49% of patients

• 1,438 local students = 29% of patients

• 1 , 150 staff = 22% of patients

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The one male and seven female doctors provided comprehensive general practitioner services to students and staff including family planning, womens' health, preventative health programs, sports injuries, allergy testing, treatment vaccinations, travel immunisations, pathology testing and first aid.

Univ�rsity Counselling Service The University Counselling Service provides confidential, free, short·term counselling to students and staff of the University. During 2006 the number of individual counselling sessions, provided to more than 1 , 100 clients, increased to over 2,500 visits. Clients access counselling for a variety of reasons including depression, anxiety and stress. The frequency of occasions on which clients present in crisis has increased, although the reasons precipitating such crises, such as relationship breakdown and psychological difficulties, have remained constant.

While the core function is the provision of individual counselling, the Counselling Service also provides critical incident response, group programs, presentations and workshops. There were more than 1 ,100 attendees at the numerous presentations and workshops, on topics such as Learning Skills, Depression, Procrastination, Stress Management and the Central Commencement Program. In addition, counsellors participated in Advising Day, Open Day and Orientation Programs. As part of the Service's ongoing commitment to Macquarie's International students, students studying through SI8T and NCELTR were also supported. The Counselling Service also provides counselling to Macquarie University staff through an Employee Assistance Program, with close to 100 staff using this service.

Career Development Office The Career Development Office (COO) implemented key strategies to deliver a quality service both to its longstanding undergraduate clients, and to a growing clientele of higher degree research and InternatlOnal students.

International students now have dedicated staff to guide them through career and employment decisions and a new role was established to take responsibility for developing career management programs for higher degree research students. Macquarie's graduate destinations will continue to be presented In an easily searchable format from the COO's web site VNIW.careers. mq.edu.au

Throughout the year, staff worked with 16.413 students on career Information, decision making. skills training, work integrated learning and gaining employment. The academiC units for credit run by the Office drew over 120 Macquarie and Open Universities students to ItS online courses. Career skills training sessions were enthUSiastically taken up by 1,556 students. The second Emerging Leaders Program was delivered in collaboration with industry and the Macquane Graduate School of Management.

Students accessed graduate employers on campus, including 59 exhibitors at the Graduate Recruitment F air and Teaching Expo and through 29 employer presentations and interviews.

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MUSR provides a wide variety of recreation activities for students.

Macquarie University Sport and Recreation In 2006 Macquarie University Sport and Recreation (MUSR) experienced significant sporting achievements, winning the NSW University Sports Championship and finishing fourth at the national championships, the Australian University Games.

Construction of the $ 1 7 million Macquarie University Sports and Aquatic Centre and the implementation of the $5 million sports fields master plan were both commenced during the year. In addition, the development of the Business of Sport Academic Program was

completed, with courses due to commence in 2008. These are key milestones in establishing Macquarie as a leading sport and recreation institute.

The implementation of these milestones represents a great deal of co-operation across the University. Additionally, the external partners of MUSR have all made significant contributions and, with its principal sponsor, the National Australia Bank, has enabled performances both on and off the field to reach greater heights. Social sporting competitions also increased in popularity during the year.

An artist's impression of the new Sports and Aquatic Centre

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Following a decision by the Executive Board, the development of a new sports model will see major changes in the way that sport is delivered on campus. The new model will ensure the sustainability of sport and recreation on campus through increased participation and improved competitive performance.

In addition, MUSR played a vital role in preparing students for their future professional lives by employing and mentoring over 70 current students. These students, together with over 1 10 professionals of the organisation, both individually and collectively, worked towards building the sporting strength of Macquarie.

University Governance Principal Office Bearers Visitor Her Excellency the Governor of New South Wales'

Chancellor Mr Maurice lionel Newman, AC, FSIA

Deputy Chancellor Dr Malcolm Geoffrey Irving, AM, BCom NSW, HonDLitt Macq., FAlCO, FCPA, FSIA

Emeritus Deputy Chancellor His Honour Dr John Francis lincoln, AM, HonLLD Macq.

Vice-Chancellor Professor Steven Schwartz, BA C.U.N.Y., MS Syr. , PhD Syr., FASS (from 1 1 February 2006)

Emeritus Professor Dianne Yerbury, AD. LLB Lond., PhD Melb., GradDipTechSci Manc., HonDlntRels Rits., HonDLitt W.Syd. (to 1 0 February 2006)

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Emeritus Professor John H Loxton, MSc Melb., PhD Camb. (to 8 December 2006)

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) Professor Elizabeth A More, AM, BA NSW, PhD NSW, GradDipMgt C.Qld., MComLaw Deakin (to 31 August 2006)

Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Chief Operating Officer Mr Paul William Bowler, BSc Lough., MA Leic., MBA Cranfield (from 4 December 2006)

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development & External Relations) Professor Elizabeth A More, AM, BA NSW, PhD NSW, GradDipMgt C.Qld., MComLaw Deakin (from 1 September 2006)

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Provost) Professor Judyth Sachs, BA Qld" PhD Qld., MA WMich.(from 1 1 December 2006)

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor James A Piper, BSc PhD Otago, FOSA, FAIP

Pro Vice-Chancellor (International) Professor C A (Tony) Adams, GradDipMgt RMIT, MAppSc RMIT

Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Jack R Bassett, MSc Melb., PhD Macq., FAIBiol (to 2 1 April 2006)

Registrar & Vice-Principal Dr Brian J Spencer, BCom NSW, BA Macq. HonDUniv Macq., FAlCO, FAIM

Vice-President of the Academic Senate Professor Bruce R Kercher, BA LLB Syd., LLM NSW, PhD Macq.

University Librarian Ms Maxine Brodie, BA DipEd Syd., DipLib NSW, MBA Macq., ALIA

Director, Office of Facilities Management Mr Robert Kelly

Director, IT Services Ms Mary A Sharp, BAppSc NSWIT

Director, Financial Services and Bursar Mrs Denise Osmand, BBus Kuring-gai CAE. FCPA

Director, Human Resources Mr Timothy J Sprague, BSc Syd., DipEd Syd., MCom NSW

Members of Council Chancellor: member pursuant to S9(l)(a)(i) of the Act Mr Maurice Lionel Newman, AC, FSIA (3 year term from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2007)

Deputy Chancellor Dr Malcolm Geoffrey Irving, AM, BCom NSW, HonDLitt Macq., FAlCO, FCPA, FSIA

(Current term, as Deputy Chancellor, from 24 March 2006 to 23 March 2008)

Emeritus Deputy Chancellor His Honour Dr John Francis lincoln, AM, HonLLD Macq.

Ex officio: Vice-Chancellor: member pursuant to S9(l)(a)(ii) of the Act Professor Steven Schwartz, BA C.U.N.Y., MS Syr., PhD Syr., FASSA (from 1 1 February 2006)

Emeritus Professor Dianne Yerbury, AD, LLB Lond., PhD Melb., GradDipTechSci Manc., HonDlntRels Rits., HonDLitt W.Syd. (to 1 0 February 2006)

Vice-President of the Academic Senate: member pursuant to S9(l)(a)(iii) of the Act Professor Bruce R Kercher , BA LLB Syd, LLM NSW, PhD Macq. (current term to 31 December 2008)

Appointed by the Minister for Education and Training for 4 years pursuant to S9(l)(b) of the Act . Ms Gerardine Mary Brus, BBus C.Sturt, FCPA (current term to 3 1 December 2007)

Ms Elizabeth Anne Crouch, BEc Macq. (current term to 31 December 2008)

The Hon Michael Rueben Egan, BA Syd., FAlCO (from 1 5 June 2006 to 31 December 2007)

Mr Gregory Mackenzie Jones, SA MacQ., MA Macq. (current term to 31 December 2008)

Ms Kristina Kerscher Keneally, MP, BA Dayton, MA Dayton (from 1 5 June 2006 to 3 1 December 2007)

Dr Kathleen Blanche Warren, BA Macq., MA Macq., EdD Macq., FTCL (current term to 31 December 2007)

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Four Graduates of the University appointed pursuant to S9(1)(g) of the Act Mr Sarosh Minoo Batliwalla, BEc Macq., MEc Macq., MintS Syd., FIAA, FASI, ASA (current term to 31 December 2007)

Dr Marilyn Dodkin, BA NE., MA Syd. , PhD Macq. (current term to 31 December 20061

Mrs Pamela Vivien Kenny, BA ANU, MA Macq., DipTertiaryEd NE (current term to 3 1 December 200B)

His Honour Dr John Francis Lincoln, AM, HonLLD Macq. (current term to 31 December 2009)

Member Appointed by Council for 4 Years pursuant to Section 9(1)(c) of the Act Dr Malcolm Geoffrey Irving, AM, BCom NSW, HonDLilt Macq., FAlCO, FCPA, FSIA (current term from 25 June 2005 to 24 June 2009)

Three Members of the Academic Staff Elected by the Academic Staff for 3 Years from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2007 pursuant to S9(1)(d) of the Act Professor Max Colthearl, MA Syd., PhD Syd., DSc Macq., FASSA.

Associate Professor Pamela Coutts, BSe DipEd Syd., BA Macq., PhD Macq.

Professor Roderick Macduff O'Donnell, BE Qld., MEngSc Qld., BA Syd., BEc Syd. , PhD Camb. (from 2 1 August 2006)

Associate Professor Alexander Phillip Malley, BCom NSW, DipEd SydneyCAE. MCom NSW, FCPA (to 9 June 2006)

One Member of the Non­Academic Staff Elected by the Non-Academic Staff for 3 Years from 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2006 pursuant to S9(1)(c) of the Act Mr Colin James McNaught, MA Syd., FRMIT

One Member Elected by and from the Students of the University for a one year term from 22 May 2006 to 21 May 2007 pursuant to S9( 1 )(f) of the Act Mr Victor Ma

Council 2006 In 2006 the Macquarie University Council, the governing body of the University. held six business meetings.

The Deputy Chancellor, Dr Malcolm Irving, AM was re-elected unopposed by Council at the February meeting. The University's new Vice· Chancellor, Professor Steven Schwartz became a member of Council (ex officiol when he took up his appointment in February. The NSW Minister for Education and Training

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re,appointed Ms Gerry Brus, Ms Elizabeth Crouch, Mr Greg Jones and Dr Kathleen Warren from the beginning of the year and appointed The Hon Michael Egan and Ms Kristina Keneally from June. Mr Victor Ma was elected by the students in May to replace Mr John Bransgrove and Professor Rod O'Donnell was elected to Council in August following a casual vacancy due to the resignation of Professor Alex Malley.

At its May meeting, Council endorsed Macquarie@50, a strategic directions plan presented by the Vice-Chancellor. The main goal of the plan is that, at age 50 (in 20141, Macquarie will be among the top eight research universities in Australia and among the top 200 in the world. At the same meeting, Council endorsed Performance Indicators for the Vice-Chancellor which were linked to the strategies in Macquarie@50. Council also endorsed a revised management structure and a simpler academic structure whereby all Deans of Divisions would report to the one Deputy Vice-Chancellor. Throughout the year, Council received regular reports from the Vice-Chancellor setting out the University's progress towards the goals set out in Macquarie@50.

Council approved the appointments to two of the three new positions of Deputy Vice­Chancellor at its August meeting. They were: Professor Elizabeth More as Deputy Vice­Chancellor (Development & External Relationsl and Mr Paul Bowler as Deputy Vice{;hancellor and Chief Operating Officer. The appointment of Professor Judyth Sachs as Deputy Vice­Chancellor (Provost) was approved by Council in October.

At its June meeting, Council approved the increase of all HECS rates by 25 percent (except for rates in funding band 1 1-Educationl , to be applied to all Commonwea�h supported students commencing in 2007.

Council was also kept informed throughout the year on the progress of the proposal that Dalcross Private Hospital relocate to a site on the University campus and that Macquarie offer specialist postgraduate training in association with Dalcross. Approval was given to the completion of a Heads of Agreement with Dalcross to develop a lBO-bed hospital and to the design of both the hospital building and the building for the associated specialists' rooms. At its December meeting, Council approved the establishment of a medical research foundation, a property trust and a trustee company associated with this new initiative.

Amongst other matters which Council dealt with were the introduction of new doctoral, master and bachelor degrees, postgraduate diplomas and postgraduate certificates, variations to the University's Rules, the formation of an alumni chapter in Shanghai

and a memorandum of understanding with the University of Newcastle for collaboration across a range of educational endeavours.

Council continued its program of professional development with two seminars being held during 2006. The first focussed on strategiC directions and the capital management plan while the second included a discussion of the

methodology of league tables and a presentation on business education in Australia and the role and structure of the Macquarie Graduate School of Management. Council also continued its annual round of self-evaluation surveys.

By the authority of Council, 7,634 students were admitted to degrees, diplomas and certificates in 2006. Twenty-eight graduation ceremonies were held at the University's North Ryde campus; 1 7 in Autumn and a further 1 1 in Spring, with off-shore ceremonies held in Singapore (July) and Hong Kong (July and November). During the Autumn series outstanding teaching awards were presented to nine staff members.

Committees of Council (Where a committee includes non-Council

members, those members are identified by an

asterisk. Membership is given as at December

2006).

Audit & Risk Committee (Established by Resolution of Counci/)

Mr S Batliwalla (Chairl

Ms G M Brus

Ms E A Crouch

• Mr 0 J Docherty

His Honour Dr J F Lincoln

• Mr J Wigglesworth

Buildings and Grounds Committee The Chancellor

The Deputy Chancellor

The Vice-Chancellor

ex officio

ex officio

ex officio

Honorary Doctorates During the Autumn serles of graduations honorary doctorates were presented to:

• Paul Charles Wilham Davies (Hon OSc)

• Charles IChlckal Dixon (Hon Dlitli

• Peter Raymond Jenkins (Han DSc)

• Ross fv1urdoch Martin (Hon DLitt)

• Dianne Yerbury, AO (Hon DUnivl.

In August, the Chancellor presided at an honorary award ceremony where the degree of Han DSc was awarded to Australian astronaut. Andrew Sydney

Withiel Thomas, AO.

• The Deputy Vice-Chancellor

(Administration) ex officio

His Honour Dr J F Lincoln (Chair)

Mr V Ma

Ms G M Brus

Associate Professor P Coutts

The Han Michael Egan

Mr G M Jones

Mr C J McNaught

Ceremonials Committee The Chancellor

The Deputy Chancellor

The Vice-Chancellor

Ms G M Brus

Professor M Coltheart

Dr M Dodkin

Dr K B Warren

ex officio

ex officio

ex officio

Committee of Advisers on Legislation The Chancellor ex officio

The Deputy Chancellor

The Vice-Chancellor

Mr V Ma

Professor M Coltheart

Ms E A Crouch

Mr G M Jones

Mrs P V Kenny

Dr K B Warren

ex officio

ex officio

Committee on Standing Orders The Chancellor ex officio

The Deputy Chancellor ex officio

The Vice-Chancellor ex officio

* The Registrar & Vice-Principal ex officio

Professor B R Kercher

Mr C J McNaught

Professor R O'Donnell

Finance Committee The Chancellor

The Deputy Chancellor

The Vice-Chancellor

• The Deputy Vice-Chancellor

(Administration)

• The Deputy Vice-Chancellor

(Research)

Mr S M Batliwalla

Ms E A Crouch

The Han Michael Egan

Dr M G Irving (Chair)

Ms K K Keneally, MP

His Honour Dr J F Lincoln

Professor R O'Donnell

Nominations Committee The Chancellor

ex officio

ex officio

ex officio

ex officio

ex officio

ex officio

The Vice-Chancellor ex officio

The Vice-President of Academic Senate ex officio

A member of Council with no interest in the outcome of the current appointment.

Standing Committee On Appeals (Established by Resolution of Counci/)

The Chancellor, or

The Deputy Chancellor (Chair)

Mr S M Batliwalla

Mr V Ma

Professor M Coltheart

Associate Professor P Coutts

Mr G M Jones

Mrs P V Kenny

Deans of Divisions (As at 31 December 2006)

Australian Centre for Educational Studies Professor Alan W Rice, BA Syd., MEd Alta, PhD Alta

Division of Economic & Financial Studies Professor E M (Ed) Davis, MA, PGCE Camb_, MEc Monash, PhD La Trobe

Division of Environmental & Life Sciences Professor Elizabeth M Deane, BSc Syd., PhD Syd.

Graduate School of Management Professor Roy H Green, BA LLB Adel., PhD Camb.

Division of Humanities Professor Christina Slade, BA Dip Ed NE, PhD ANU

Division of Information & Communication Sciences Professor Stephen M Thurgate, BSc ANU, GradDipEd Canberra, CAE., MSc ANU, PhD Murdoch

Division of Law Professor Rosalind Croucher, AMusA, BA LLB Syd., PhD NSW, FRSA

Division of Linguistics & Psychology Professor Susan H Spence, BSc Reading, PhD Birm., MBA Syd .

Division of Society, Culture, Media & Philosophy Professor Mitchell M Dean, BA NSW, PhD NSW

Directors of University Centres (As ast 31 December 2006)

Ancient History Documentary Research Centre Directors: Professor Samuel N C Lieu, BA Camb, MA Camb., DPhil Oxf, FRAS, FRHistS, FSA, FAHA

Professor Alanna Nobbs, BA Syd., PhD Syd.

Australian Centre for Astrobiology Director: Professor Malcolm R Walter, BSc Adel., PhD Adel.

Australian Centre For Egyptology Director: Professor Naguib Kanawati, BA Alexandria, MA Alexandria, PhD Macq., FAHA

Australian Proteome Analysis Facility (APAF Ltd) Director: Professor Mark Baker, PhD Macq.

ARCjNHMRC Research Network Fluorescence Applications in Biotechnology and Life Sciences Convenor: Professor Eva Goldys, MSc Warsaw, PhD Warsaw

ARC National Key Centre for Geochemical Evolution and Metallogeny of Continents (GEMOC) Director: Professor Suzanne Y O'Reilly, BSc Syd. , PhD Syd., FAA, Fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, FMSA

ARC-NZ Research Network for Vegetation Function Convenors: Professor Mark Westoby, SSc Edin_, PhD Utah State

Dr Ian Wright SBSc Melb., PhD Macq.

Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatic Studies Director: Dr Kenneth A_ Sheedy, BA Syd., MA Syd_ , PhD Syd.

Centre for Advanced Computing-Algorithms and Cryptography Director: Professor Josef Pieprzyk, BSc Bydgoszcz, MSc Torun, PhD Warsaw

Centre of Australian Category Theory (CoACT) Director: Professor Ross H Street, BSc Syd., PhD Syd., FAA, FAustMS

Centre for Chiropractic Chiropractic Practice Manager. Mr Craig Lord, BPsych MacQ_

Centre for Ecostratigraphy and Palaeobiology Directors: Dr Glenn Brock, 8Sc Macq., MSc Macq., PhD Macq.

Dr Andrew Simpson, BSc MacQ., PhD Qld.

Centre for the Integrative Study of Animal Behaviour Director: Associate Professor Chris Evans, MA Camb., MA Wash., PhD Wash., FABS

Centre for Language in Social Life Director: Associate Professor David G Butt, BA DipEd NSW, PhD Macq.

Centre for Language Technology Director: Professor Robert Dale, BA Stir., PhD Edin_

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Centre for Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism Director: Professor The Han Peter Anderson, AM, SA Mon.

Academic Director: Professor Anne Burns, SA Wales, GradDipTESOL Sydney CAE, MA Macq., PhD Macq.

Centre for Research on Social Inclusion Director: Professor julian Disney, AD, LLB Adel., Han LLD NSW

Commonwealth Special Research Centre for Lasers and Applications Director: Professor Brian Orr, SSe Syd., MSc Syd., PhD Bris!., FRACI, FAIP, FOSA

Dictionary Research Centre Director: Professor Pam Peters SA (Hans) Melb., MA (Hans) Syd.

Earth System Science Network (ARC Research Network) Convenor: Professor Andy Pitman, SSe- Uv., PhD Liv.

Genes to Geoscience Research Centre Director. Professor Mark Westoby, SSe Edin., PhD Utah State

Graduate Accounting and Commerce Centre (GACC) Director: Professor Peter Eddey, BCom NSW, MCom NSW, FCA, FCPA

Labour-Management Studies Foundation Director: Associate Professor Peter McGraw, BA Lei., MA Warw.

Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science (MACCS) Scientific Director: Professor Max Caltheart, MA Syd., PhD Syd., DSc Macq., FASSA, FAA, FSA, FF

Deputy Director: Professor Stephen Crain, SA Calf., PhD Calf., FASSA, FF

Macquarie ICT Innovations Centre Directors: Jennifer A Fergusson, SA Syd. Dip.Ed STC,

Professor John G Hedberg, SSe Syd., MEd Syd., PhD Syr.,

Professor M S J (Mike) Johnson, BSc DipEd Syd., PhD Syd.,

W G (Bill) Twyman, Dip. Mus. Ed (Can), M Des. Sc. (Audio) Syd.

Macquarie University Special Education Centre (MUSEC) Director: Professor Kevin WheJdall, SA Mane., PhD Sirm., FSPsS, FcoliP

National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research (NCELTR) Director Information Services: Colin McNaught

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Director Teacher Development Services: Pam McPherson

Risk Frontiers

Director: Professor John McAneney, BSc (Hons) Auck., MS, PhD Madison-Wisconsin

Speech, Hearing and Language Research Centre Director: Dr Linda Cupples, BSc Monash, PhD Melb.

Macquarie Japanese Studies Centre for Teaching Development (MJS Centre) Director: Dr Misuzu Hanihara Chow, BA Waseda, MA UC Berkeley, PhD GradUAdvanced Studies (Japan)

Macquarie University Applied Finance Centre Director: Professor Phil Dolan, SA Macq., MBA NSW, PhD Stan.

Macquarie University Centre for Analytical Biotechnology Directors: Or Louise Brown, BMedSc Syd., PhD Syd.

Dr Robert D. Willows, SSc NSW, PhD NSW

Macquarie University Centre for International Communication Director: Professor Naren Chitty, MA American(DC), PhD American(DC)

Macquarie University Centre for Japanese Economic Studies Director: Dr Craig Freedman, BA SUohn's(Md), MBA Calif., MA Mass., PhD Mass.

Macquarie University E-Iearning Centre Of Excellence (MELCOE) Director: Professor James Dalziel, BA (Honsl, PhD Syd.

Directors of Institutes (As at 31 December 2006)

Asia-Pacific Research Institute Macquarie Director: Associate Professor Richard Braddock, BEe Syd., MEc Macq.

Australian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability Director: Associate Professor Daniella Tilbury, SA SEd Oxf.Brookes, PhD Camb.

Institute for Women's Studies Director: Dr Judy Lattas, BA Adel., PhD Macq.

Macquarie InstiMe for Innovation Director: Professor Craig Mudge, BEc ANU, PhD N Carolina., FTSE

Macquarie University Biotechnology Research Institute Director: Professor Peter Bergquist, MSc(Hons) NZ, PhD DSc Auck., FRSNZ

University Organisation

Council The Macquarie University Act 1 989 provides for 19 members of the University Council. As constituted under Section 9, Council comprises three members elected by the academic staff, one by the general staff and one by the students. The NSW Minister for Education and Training appoints six members, Council appoints four graduates and may appoint one additional member. The Vice­Chancellor and the Vice-President of Academic Senate are members of the Council ex officio.

Convocation Convocation consists of all members and past members of the Council, all graduates and diplomates of the University, all full-time members of the University's academic staff and certain other members of staff, and such other persons as may be admitted to membership. There is a Standing Committee of Convocation consisting of the Vice· Chancellor, the Chair of the Finance Committee of Council and the four graduate members of Council (ex officiol and 12 members elected from and by the members of Convocation.

Academic Senate The body principally responsible for academic matters is the Academic Senate. It consists of the Vice-Chancellor, the Deputy Vice­Chancellors, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, the Vice­President of the Academic Senate, the Deputy Vice-President of Academic Senate, the Deans of Divisions, two members elected by each Division, and three students. The Registrar and Vice-Principal is secretary of the Academic Senate.

Academic Organisation The academic structure of the University consists of nine Divisions-the Australian Centre for Educational Studies, Economic and Financial Studies, Environmental and Life Sciences, Information and Communication Sciences, Humani�ies, Law, linguistiCS and Psychology, Graduate School of Management, and SOCiety, Culture, Media and Philosophy. The Divisions consist of Departments and other academic organisational units.

Committees The University has a range of committees which function on a regular basis. Some are responsible to the University Council, some to the Academic Senate and others have been established as advisory committees to the Vice-Chancellor.

Controlled Entities Access Macquarie Ltd Established in 1989 as the commercial arm of MacQuarie University, Access Macquarie limited (formerly Macquarie Research Ltd) facilitates and supports the commercial needs of industry, business and government seeking access to the academic expertise of the broader University community.

Access MQ leverages on Macquarie University's high-performance research culture and vast array of expertise ranging from biotechnology to ancient history and special education, to natural hazards and lasers.

Access Macquarie Limited is a wholly owned, self funded subsidiary of Macquarie University.

Australian Proteome Analysis Facility Ltd The Australian Proteome Analysis Facility (APAF Ltd) is Australia's premier proteomics institution. Proteomics is the study and identification of the thousands of types of proteins found in humans, plants, animals, bacteria and other life forms. The expression of particular proteins can be used as �biomarkers" of health, disease and/or quality.

APAF Ltd was the birthplace of the term proteomics in 1995 and the first high throughput lab worldwide. APAF research and development has continued in all areas of technology development and industry, providing world leading advances and services for over a decade.

Biotrack Australia Pty Ltd Biotrack Australia Pty Ltd uses biodiversity to deliver objective information to support environmental management decisions. It specialises in providing a fast, cost-effective and accurate report card on environmental performance anywhere in the world. The biotrack® system can produce biodiversity signatures of many sites simultaneously by designing studies, collecting specimens and identifying and cataloguing thousands of specimens in just a few weeks using a powerful database, digital image and bar-code technologies.

CMBF limited CMSF Limited was incorporated in 1987 to promote research and education in the areas of domestic and international monetary economics, financial institutions, capital markets, banking, finance and insurance.

LAMS Foundation The LAMS Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation that manages research and development into LAMS (Learning Activity Management System) and the concepts of learning design. LAMS is a revolutionary new tool for designing, managing and delivering online collaborative learning activities. The Foundation is based at Macquarie University as part of the Macquarie E �earning Centre of Excellence (MELCOEI. The LAMS Foundation collaborates with LAMS International to foster the adoption and implementation of LAMS across all education sectors.

Macquarie Graduate School of Management

LAMS International LAMS International is the organisation that provides a range of services built around the LAMS software. These services include technical support, hosting, training, integration and software development.

Macquarie Graduate School of Management Pty Ltd Macquarie Graduate School of Management Pty Ltd (MGSM) is a wholly owned company of Macquarie University. MGSM is a leading business school in Australia and the Asia­Pacific region. Offering a range of programs in Sydney, Singapore and Hong Kong, MGSM's comprehensive suite of management programs and executive education are innovative and practical.

MGSM has two campuses in Sydney, one at Macquarie University in Macquarie Park, North Ryde and one in the CSO.

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Office of Financial Services Statements in this Chapter are unaudited

Overview Council at its December 2005 meeting adopted the 2006 Recurrent Operating Budget and Budget Strategies which projected that a break-even result would be achieved in 2006.

The University has again had a successful year in financial terms. Income was greater than projected and there was excellent growth in the enrolment of overseas students. There was also a better result than projected in domestic postgraduate fee income. These increases on budgeted fee income were coupled with increases in government income. Expenditure has generally been held within targets, with a few very useful savings.

The growth in revenue, together with the tight control that has been maintained on expenditure, has enabled the strong and successful support of the academic mission, whilst permitting strategic initiatives. This has allowed the University to initiate a Concentrations of Research Excellence initiative.

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Financial Statements for year ended 31 December 2006 The Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2005 are prepared in accordance with Section 41 B of the Public

Finance and Audit Act 1983 and certified by the Audit Office of New South Wales. They include all sources of income and expenditure. The consolidated figures are inclusive of the University's companies, AccessMQ Ply Ltd (Previously Macquarie Research Pty Ltd), LAMS International Ply Ltd, Biotrack Pty Ltd, CMBF Pty Ltd (Centre for Applied Financel, APAF (Australian Proteome Analysis Facility) Pty Ltd and Macquarie Graduate School of Management Ply Ltd.

Recurrent Operating Budget Result The preliminary outcomes for the 2006 Recurrent Operating Budget show a surplus of $8.252m. Given the University's substantial Capital Works Program that has been scheduled over the next three years an amount of S8m has been transferred to the Capital Management Plan.

The University remains in a healthy financial position, despite the three-pronged budgetary pressures of recent years in the form of:

i unsupplemented salary increases, and increases in other costs;

ii declining Government funds per EFTSU and adverse changes in the Research Funding Principles; and

iii declining student numbers in a small number of disciplines.

Non-Government Revenue Macquarie continues to remain one of the universities least dependent on government

. funding, reflecting its successful budgetary aim to be a financially strong, entrepreneurial institution with a balance between government and non·government revenue which is maximised and used to promote the academic mission. In 2006 total revenue from the Commonwealth (excluding HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP) was $1I 7,432m or 29.69 percent of income.

2006 Recurrent Operating Budget Result 2007 Recurrent Operating Budget

Income Actual $'000 Income Budget $'000

Income HEF Act - Including HECS-HELP 1 29,040 Income HEF Act - Including HECSfiELP 133,731

Overseas Fee Paying Program 100,Q98 Overseas Fee Paying Program 105,213

Domestic Fee Paying Program 23,860 Domestic Fee Paying Program 22,366

Contribution from Investment Income 1,250 Contribution from Investment Income 1,250

other Income 12,164 Other Income 1 4,808

TOTAL INCOME 266,412 TOTAL INCOME 277,368

Expenditure Allocations

Divisions 175,222 Divisions

Offices 55,931 Offices

Other Allocations 28,007 Other Allocations

1 84,000

63,232

30,136

TOTAL EXPENDITURE 266,160 TOTAL ALLOCATION 277,368

Surplus for the year 8,252 Surplus for the year 0

The above budgets have been prepared on a 'cash" basis and approved by the University Council. They exclude special purpose funds (which include earmarked donations and grants), depreciation and other accruals, and accordingly are not·comparable to the Financial Statements. In 2006 income was S4.712m greater than budget estimates.

Returns on University Investments

Actual Returns 2006 Benchmark 2006 Actual Returns 2005 Benchmark 2005

Cash and Cash Equivalent 5.7948% 6.5487%

Australian Equities 19.5216% 24.5087%

International Equities 27.9918% 1 7.7400%

Debt Securities 3.8413% 3.1567%

Property 29.3199% 34.0523%

Notes:

(1) Returns excluded realised gainjlass of investments disposed during the year

(2) Benchmarks

• Cash and Cash Equivalent

• Australian Equities

• International Equities

• Debt Securities

• Properties

UBS Australian Bank Bill Index

ASX 300 Accumulation Index

MSCI World Index (ex Australia) in AS (unhedged)

UBSWA Composite Bond Index (all maturity)

ASX Property Trust Accumulation Index

5.6873% 5.7881%

23.0337% 22.4547%

(9.2958)% 7.4342%

5.0900% 5.7867%

1 1 .9707% 12.6977%

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University Accrual Budget-2DD? Income Statement-Projections

(incorporating all sources of projected income)

2006 2006 Draft 2007

Budget Result Budget

$'000 $'000 $'000

Revenue from Continuing Operations

Australian Government Financial Assistance

1 12,518 1 1 7,432 - Australian Government Grants 124,624

37,233 36,849 - HECs-HELP Australian Government Payments 39,582

15,530 13,496 - FEE-HELP 1 3,866

2,514 2,405 State and Local Government Financial Assistance 2,690

1 2,866 14,331 HECS-HELP Student Payments 14,156

1 73,380 172,798 Fees and Charges 186,529

23,238 1 7,864 Investment Income 18,520

230 416 Royalties, Trademarks and Licences 522

9,634 10,450 Consultancy and Contract Research 1 1 ,942

10,910 9,150 Other Revenue 10,361

398,053 395, 191 Subtotal 422,792

0 (38,4901 Deferred Government Superannuation Contributions 0

398,053 356,701 Total Revenue from Continuing Operations 422,792

Expenses from Continuing Operations

207,712 212,331 Employee Benefits and On-costs 231,487

25,753 25,666 Depreciation 29,459

4,666 2,476 Repairs and maintenance 3,415

1 ,046 1,043 Finance costs 999

10 Bad and doubtful debts

127,246 136,989 Other Expenses 141,760

366,433 378,506 Sub-total 407, 121

0 138,490) Deferred Government Superannuation Contribution 0

366,433 340,016 Total Expenses from Continuing Operations 407, 1 2 1

3 1 ,620 16,685 Operating Result for the Period 15,671

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University Accrual B udget-2007 Balance Sheet-Proiections

(incorporating all sources of projected income)

2006 2006 Draft 2007

Budget Result Budget $'000 $'000 $'000

Current Assets

1,020 8,235 Cash and cash equivalents 1,241

36,517 43,473 Trade and other receivables 43,760

438 426 Inventories 435

126,296 1 1 7,705 Other financial assets 124,249

5,351 5,046 Other non-financial assets 5,249

169,622 1 74,885 Total Current Assets 174,934

Non-Current Assets

1 63,020 121 ,604 Trade and other receivables 149,215

1 28,622 1 14,706 Other financial assets 132,860

815,159 805,036 Property, plant and equipment 823,630

1,000 936 Intangible assets 936

1 . 107,801 1 ,042,282 Total Non-Current Assets 1 , 106,641

1 ,277,423 1 ,217, 167 Total Assets 1,281,575

Current Liabilities

23,720 32,447 Trade and other payables 32,182

679 683 Interest bearing liabilities 728

65,339 66,108 Provisions 80,605

27,214 33,224 Other liabilities 33,015

1 1 6,952 132,462 Total Current Liabilities 146,530

Non-Current Liabilities

1 3,892 13,837 Interest bearing liabilities 13,175

193,648 130,931 Provisions 1 55,030

207,540 144,768 Total Non-Current Liabilities 168,205

324,492 277,230 Total liabilities 314,735

952,931 939,937 Net Assets 966,840

Equity

267,149 274,058 Reserves 282,521

685,782 665,879 Retained surplus 684,319

952,931 939,937 Total Equity 966,840

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University Accrual Budget-2007 Cash Flow Statement-Proiections

(incorporating all sources of projected income)

2006 2006 Draft 2007

Budget Result Budget $'000 $'000 $'000

Inflows Inflows Inflows IOutflows) IOutfiows) IOutflows)

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

1 65,280 164,068 Australian Government grants received 178,072

2,514 2,405 State and Local Government grants 2,690

12,866 12,715 HECS-HELP Student payments 14,156

195,852 206,996 Receipts from student fe�s and other customers 209,421

2,962 2,897 Dividends received 3,003

18,579 14,903 Interest received 15,450 1365,387) 1364,883) Payments to suppliers and employees (inclusive of GSn 1376,662)

11,046) 11 ,043) Interest paid 1999)

3 1 ,620 38,058 Net Cash Provided By/IUsed In) Operating Activities 45,131

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

1,225 629 Proceeds from sales of property I plant and equipment 946

132,836) 134,555) Payments for property, plant and equipment 137,5401

4,003 153 Proceeds from sale of financial assets 908

11,516) 14,774) Payment for financial assets 18,689)

129,124) 138,547) Net Cash Provided By/IUsed By) Investing Activities 144,375)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

0 0 Proceeds. from interest bearing liabilities 0

1788) 1629) Repayment of interest bearing liabilities 1669)

1788) 1629) Net Cash Provided By/IUsed By) Financing Activities 1669)

1 1 ,708) 1 1 , 1 18) Net Increase/ (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents 87

1 25,608 1 12,816 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of reporting period 1 1 1,698

0 1 1 1 ,698 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash holdings 0

127,316 1 1 1,698 Cash and Cash Equivalent at End of Vear 1 1 1 ,785

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Statistics Students As previously. a student who enrolled in two different course levels between semesters in the year is counted as two enrolments (for example, a student who completed a postgraduate diploma in the first half year of 2006 and then enrolled in a masters program in the second half year is counted as two enrolments). However a student who changed programs at the same course level. for example from a Bachelor of Commerce to a Bachelor of Business Administration, is counted as one enrolment.

In 2006 the number of students enroJled at Macquarie University was 31,660, an increase of 886 (2.9%) over the 30,774 students in 2005. The increases were mainly in higher degree coursework (522) and bachelor degrees (424), but were partly offset by the decreases in other non-award courses. The total for 2006 included 8,984 (28%) higher degree students and 18,031 (57%) bachelor degree students.

Total Student Enrolments 2006

Commencing student enrolments in 2006 were 12,758, including 4,057 132%) higher degree students and 5,246 (41 %) bachelor degree students_

Of the total student enrolments, 56% were female, 58% full time and 60% under the age of 25. The female to male ratios for "other" courses (1.57) and postgraduate diplomas 11 .47) were much larger than the University average of 1.28.

Of the total student population 63% of students had their home residence in New South Wales, 30% in Northern Sydney and 18% in Western Sydney (including Inner and South Western!. Three percent 13%) of students lived in other Australian states and territories while 34% resided permanently overseas. Of the total, 55% of students were born outside Australia, and 45% lived in homes where English was not the main language spoken.

Students enrolled in programs offered by the Division of Economic and Financial Studies,

Course Level Female Other Total

Higher Degree Research 705 727 1,432

Higher Degree Coursework 3,978 3,574 7,552

Other Postgraduate 1 ,342 916 2,258

Bachelor Degree 10,269 7,762 18,031

Other 1 ,460 927 2,387 Total 17,754 3,906 31,660

Total Student Load 2006 Course Level Female Other Total

Higher Degree Research 468 480 949

Higher Degree Coursework 2,003 1,564 3,567

Other Postgraduate 619 439 1,058

Bachelor Degree 8,097 6,170 14,267

Other 575 363 938

Total 11,763 9,016 20,779

the largest academic division, accounted for 39% of the University's total enrolments, while the smallest, the Division of Law, accounted for 2%. The proportion of enrolments in the other Divisions ranged from 5% to 10%.

Compared with 2005, the proportion of students aged 25 and under increased from 59% to 60% and the percentage of higher degree students increased from 27% to 28%. The number of part-time students decreased from 33% to 32%. As a result of continuing internationalisation, the percentage of students having overseas permanent home residence increased from 33% in 2005 to 34% in 2006 and the proportion of overseas born from 54% to 55%. Enrolments at overseas campuses remained stable at 878 in 2006 compared with 880 in 2005.

Commencing students in bachelor degree programs in 2006 remained stable at 41 % compared with 2005. Of the commencing students, 29% were higher degree coursework students, an increase of 2 percentage points over the 27% in 2005.

The UniversitYs total Equivalent Full·Time Student Load IEFTSl) in 2006 was 20,779, an increase of 596 (3.0%) over 2005. Of the total student load, 22% was in higher degree and 69% in bachelor degree (including Honours programs). The Division of Economic and Financial Studies accounted for 37% of the UniversitYs total load, followed by Humanities ( 1 1 %) and Linguistics and Psychology 110%).

10,536 EFTSL of the University's load were covered by the Commonwealth Grant Scheme ICGS) and this load was 94 EFTSL or 1% over the Commonwealth's target of 10,442 fully· funded non·research EFTSL. The UniversitYs CGS load for undergraduate students was 10,009 EFTSL, which was 1 1 7 EFTSL II %) over the Commonwealth target of 9,892 EFTSL.

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Commonwealth Grant Scheme Load In 2006 Funding cluster Undergraduate Postgraduate Total

Law 941 941 Accounting, Administration, Economics, Commerce 2,735 0 2,736 Humanities 877 47 924 Mathematics, Statistics 555 0 555 Behavioural Science, Social Studies 1 ,698 102 1 ,800 Computing. Built Environment, Hea�h 501 5 506 Foreign Languages, Visual and Performing Arts 814 1 1 825 Engineering, Science, Surveying 621 27 648 Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science 1 1 3 0 1 1 4 Agriculture 28 46 74 Education 1,126 286 1,412 Total 10,009 527 10,536

Staff The number of non-casual (or full-time and fractional full·timel staff as at 31 March 2006 was 1,915, an increase of 104 (6%) over 2005. This included 1,027 females (54%), 928 academic staff (48%), 1,393 continuing appointments (73%), 778 teaching and research staff (41%), 163 research only staff (9%), 974 general staff (51 %) and 35 general staff working in research projects.

There were 159 female academic staff at the level of senior lecturer (Level C) or above (39% of all female academic staffi, compared to 312 males (60% of all male academic staff).

ot the 987 non·academic staff, 394 (40%) were in academic divisions of the University; 199 (20%) in the Vice·Chancellor's Office (which included Macquarie International (58 or 6%) and the Centre for Flexible Learning (35 or 4%)); 1 1 9 (12%) in the Office of the Registrar and Vice-Principal; 105 ())%) in the Library; and the balance of 170 (17%) were in the other offices of the University administration.

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Staff Full-Time Equivalence (FTE) The full-time equivalence of non-casual staff as at 31 March 2006 was 1 ,759, an increase of 69 (4%) over 2005. The increase consisted of 47 FTE for academic staff and 22 FTE for non-academic staff.

The following table of academic staff indicates the changes that have taken place within academic classifications in the last 3 years (excluding casual staff):

The method of counting casual staff in 2006 remains the same as last year. A full-time staff member who worked more than a normal workload for additional remuneration (called staff overload hereafter) was counted as more than 1 FTE based on the amount paid to them and the total FTE of a staff member holding such a notional extra appointment was capped at an upper limit for a more realistic representation of a person's

capacity. Staff overload happened mainly in the Division of Economic and Financial Studies and the Graduate School of Management, with some of their staff teaching at overseas campuses during teaching breaks in Australia.

In 2006 the FTE of casual staff were 433, including 211 academic and 222 non­academic.

Academic Classification: Changes Over Three Years

Professor

Associate Professor

Senior Lecturer

Lecturer

Associate Lecturer

. 2004

. 2006

o 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250

All Student Enrolments 2006: Owning Division and Course Level

Society, Culture, Media and Philoso h : 2 010

I Other: 430

Higher Degree: 313 Bachelor Degree: 1,664 Other: 33

Higher Degree: 290 Bachelor Degree: 1.155 Other: 44

Economic and Financial Studies: 12.422 / Higher Degree: 3,580

Bachelor Degree: 8,489 Other: 353

Law: 702

Number of Students

Higher Degree: 151 Bachelor Degree: 538 Other: 13

• Most c!Uses are asSIgned to an IIWIIIIlI !iMsion. Some COOfseS, inl;luchng �ard. are not owned by a dM$IOn ;!tld are as�ned to 'MBCQUarie �r!ilt1. Intemawnal College of Management. Sydney: TOIIII: 29 students (Bachelor degree: 7, Other: 22)

International Student Enrolments 2006: Owning Division and Course Level

Socie Culture Media and Philoso h Higher degree: 137 Bachelor degree: 229

Higher degree: 1 Bachelor degree: 177 Other: 1 1

: 1 5 1 Bachelor degree: 67 Other: 7

Other: 5

Information and Communication

i Bachelor degree: 249 Other: 14

Graduate School of Mana ement Higher degree: 517 Bachelor degree: 0 Other: 1 1 5

Number of Students

Law Higher degree: 44 Bachelor degree: 3 Other: 2

, MO$t tOUfSes are assigfllld to an owrung dMSIOO. Some tourses. fnCluding rIOn-award. are rIOt owned by a division and are aSSigned to 'Macquarie l.JnioIersJt1.

Australian Centre for Educational Studies Higher degree: 59 Bachelor degree: 94 Other: 16

Economic and Financial Studies -- Higher degree: 2,179

Bachelor degree: 4,154 Other: 134

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All Staff* by Category: 2004-2006

Category

Academic classifications

Full time:

Vice-Chancellor

Deputy Vice-Chancellor

Level E Level D

Level C

Level B

Level A

Casual· * *

2004 2005 2006

1 3 3 3

83 95 1 1 4 105 1 1 4 123 193 195 213 239 254 244 135 145 1 58 227 224 2 1 1

Total Academic 987 1,031 1,066

Non-academic classifications * •

Full time: Above HEW Level 10 2 2 HEW Level 10 56 63 66 HEW Level 9 58 64 76 HEW Level S 100 109 1 1 6 HEW Level 7 128 146 163 HEW Level 6 179 190 195 HEW Level S 155 172 161 HEW Level 4 8 1 8 1 7 4 HEW Level 3 34 29 1 9 HEW Level 2 27 26 32 HEW Level 1 0 0 0 Casual··· 206 223 222 Total Non-Academic 1,024 1,105 1,126

Full time total 1,578 1 ,690 1 ,759

, Casual total 433 447 433

TOTAL UNIVERSITY 2,011 2,136 2,192

Notes

.. Full-time equivalences

• • HEW = Higher Education Worker

.. .. . The casual staff FTE is for the previous calendar year from 1 January to 31 December.

Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.

Source: As at 31 March 2006

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All Staff* 2006 Rank and Type of Employment Academic Classifications

250

225

200

175

150

125

100

75

50

25

O L--�-VC DVC Level E Level 0 Level C Level 8 Level A Casual

Academic

• Full·time equivalences • • HEW = Higher Education Worker

Casual Male

Casual Female

• Fractional Male

• Fractional female

• FTMaie

• FT Female

• • • The Casual Staff FTE is for the previous calendar year from 1 January to 31 December. Figures may not add up due to rounding. Source: as at 31 March 2006

100

80

� 60

'0 �

" .., E " z 40

20

Academic Staff by Age and Gender - 2006

0 '----'­Under 20 20-24 25-29 JO.34 35-39 4044 4549 50-54 55-59 60-64 65 & over

Age in years

II Female

II Male

47

it: .. � �

-0 �

" .Q E � z

48

250

225

200

175

150

125

100

75

50

25

o

120

100

80

60

40

20

o

All Staff* 2006 Rank and Type of Employment Non-Academic Classifications

Above HEW 10 HEW 9 HEWS HEW 7 HEW 6 HEW S HEW4 HEW3 HEW2 HEW l Casual-" HEW 10

• FulHime equivalences • • HEW "" Higher Education Worker

• Casual Male

Casual Female

• Fractional Male

• Fractional Female

• FT Maie

• • • The Casual Staff FTE is for the previous calendar year from 1 January to 31 December. Figures may not add up due to rounding. Source: as at 31 March 2006

General Staff by Age and Gender - 2006 iii Female

II Male

Under 20 2()'24 25-29 3Q.34 35-39 40-44 4549 50-54 55·59 60-64 65 & over

Age in years

Index

A Academic Organisation

Academic promotions Academic Senate

Access and equity . .

English for Academic Purposes

Equal Empolyment Opportunity

Ethnic Affairs Priorities Statement

Progress and achievements . .

Learning Centre for Numeracy Skills Special entry schemes . . .

Student complaints procedure .

Warawara . . . . . . .

· . . . 36 · . . .26

. . . . 8, 36 . . . . . . . . 18

· .19 . .18

· . .18 · . .18

. . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . 19 . .19

. . . . . . 20

Writing Skills Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • .

. . . . 19, 20 · . . .19

Access Macquarie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Australian Proteome Analysis Facility Ltd . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Alumni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · .22 Audit, internal . . . . . . . . . · . . . 27 Australian Centre for Educational Studies · . . . . 12

B Biotrack Australia pty Ltd . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . 37

C Career Development Office

Centre for Flexible Learning .

. . . . . . , . . . , . . . . . . . , . . . 31 . . . . . , . . . . , . . . . . 9

Centre for Professional Development

Charter and Aims

. . . 8 · . .I

CMBF Ltd . . . . . . . . , . . . . " . . . . , . . . . . 37 Community engagement . . . . . . . . · .23

· . . . . 36 Committees . . . . . . . . . .

Complaints procedures, student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Controlled entities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · . . . 37 Convocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Council . . . . . . . .

. . . · .34, 36 .34 .33

Committees of Members Report of . · .34

Counselling service . . · . . 31

D Deans of Divisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Divisional Highlights . . . .4-5, 12

Australian Centre for Educational Studies . . . . . . . .4, 12 Economic and Financial Studies, Division of . . 4, 13 Environmental and life Sciences, Division of . . . . . . . . . . 4, 1 3 Humanities, Division of . . 5, 14 Information and Communication Sciences, Division of . . . 5, 1 5 Law, Division of .5, 1 5 Linguistics and Psychology, Division of . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 , 1 6 Macquarie Graduate School of Management . . . . . . . . . . 5, 17 Society, Culture, Media and Philosophy, Division of . . . . . 5, 17

E Economic and Financial Studies, Division of

Enrolment profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

English for Academic Purposes

Enterprise bargaining . . . . . . . .

Entities, controlled . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Environmental and Life Sciences, Division of .

Equal Employment Opportunity statistics

Ethnic Affairs Priorities Statement

Equity Support Unit . . . . . . External Relations . .

F

Alumni

Community Engagement Public Relations and Marketing

Publications

Facilities

· . . . . 13 . . . . 6

. 19 · .25

.37 . . . . . . . . .13

· .18 · .20, 21 · . . . .18

· . . 31 .22

. . . 22 .23

· . . . . 22 . . . . . . . 23

. . . . . . . . 30 Students at Macquarie

Support Services

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Macquarie University Sport and Recreation Facilities Management, Office of . .

· . . 30 · . . .. . 32

· . . . 26 Finances, University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Financial Statements, audited, see Part Two of this publication

Australian Proteome Analysis Facility CMBF Ply Ltd

LAMS Foundation Ltd

Macquarie Graduate School of Management

Macquarie Research Ltd Macquarie University

Financial statements, unaudited . · . . . 38 Flexible Learning, Centre for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · . . . . 9 Freedom of Information . . . . . . . . . . . · . . . 25

statistics . . . . . . . 28, 29

G Governance · .33

· . . 34 Committees of Council

Controlled entities . .

Council

. . . . . , . , . . . • , . . " . , . . . . . . 37 · .34

Deans of Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " . . . , . . . . . 35 Directors of University Centres

Directors of Institutes . . .

Members of Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Principal Office Bearers

University Organisation

. . . . . . . . . . . . 35 . . . 36

· . . . . 33 . . . 33

· .36 Graduates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . , . . . . . . . . . " . . . . . . . 8

H Honorary doctorates . .

Human Resources . .

Humanities, Division of

. . . . . . , . . . . . 34 · . . . 25

.14

49

Indigenous Employment Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Industrial relations and enterprise bargaining

Information and Communication Sciences, Division of . .

.25

.15

.27 .36 .27

Information Technology Services Institutes, Directors of

Internal audit and risk management

L LAMS Foundation

LAMS International

· .37 · . . . 37

Law, Division of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Statistics . . . . . 1 1 Linguistics and Psychology, Division of . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . · .16

M Macquarie Graduate School of Management . . . . . • • . . . . . 17, 37 Macquarie International . . . . . . . 9

Macquarie Abroad . . . . I 0 marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . " .

recruitment

scholarships .

· . . . 10 . . . . 9

. .10 student services . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 10

Macquarie University

Organisation (Chart)

Macquarie University Sport and Recreation

Medal winners, University

Medical service

o Occupational Health and Safety

Office Bearers, Principal

. . 2 · . . . 32 . . . . . 8 · . . . 31

· . . . 25 · .33

Office of Facilities Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 construction . . . , , . . . . . . . . . .26 land usage . . . . . . . . 26 refurbishment . . . . . • . . . • . . . . • . . . . . 26

Office of Financial Services .38 Financial Statements (unaudited) , . , . . ' . . , . . . . . . . 38

Office of the Registrar and Vice-Principal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Operations . , .

Academic Promotions , ,

Freedom of Information .

Freedom of Information statistics . . . . . . ,

Human Resources . . . " . , ' Industrial Relations and Enterprise Bargaining , ,

Information Technology Services . .

· .24 . . . . . . . 26

· . . . 25 . . 28, 29

· .25 .25 .27

. . . . . 27 Internal Audit and Risk Management .

Occupational Health and Safety . . . .

Office of Facilities Management . , ,

Office of the Registrar and Vice·Principal

Privacy . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Student Enquiry Service

p Privacy . , . . . , . .

Professional Development, Centre for . . , . . . . .

Public Relations and Marketing

Publications . . . . , . . . , . .

50

· .26 . 24

. . . 25 · . . . 25

.25 . . . . . . 8

· .22 · .23

R Registrar and Vice-Principal, Office of , . , , . . . . . . . . . . . ' .24

. . 3 .4

Research

commercialisation

highlights of Divisional . . . . . . . • .

strategy

training

Research Centres

Risk assessment

s Senate, Academic .

· . . .4-5 . . . . 3 . . . .4

· .35 · .27

. . . . . 8 Society, Culture, Media and Philosophy, Division of

Special Entry Schemes . .

. 1 7

.19 Sport and Recreation, Macquarie University

Statistics . . , . . . . . . . . .

Equal Employment Opportunity . .

Freedom of Information , .

Library . .

. . . . . . . . . . . 32 .43

. . . . 20-21 · .28-29

. . . . . . . . 1 1

Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 By age and gender

By category

Number of . . .

Rank and type

Students Enrolments

Owning Division and Course Level

Load . . . . . . . . . . . .

Student complaints procedure

Student Enquiry Service

Students at Macquarie

Support Services

T

Career Development Office

Counselling . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . • . .

Equity Support Unit . . . . . . • . . . • .

Medical

Welfare Service

Teaching and learning

enrolment profile

· . . . .48 . . . . . 46

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 · . . . .48

· .43 · . . .43

.45 . . . . 43

.20 · . . . . 25 · . . . . 30

· . . . 30 · . . . 31

· .31 · .31

· . . . 31 · . . . 30

. . . 6 . . . . • . . . . . 6

excellence in teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' .7

graduates . , . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . 8 performance in . . . , . . . . . . . .7

Quality assurance and reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

teaching and academic development . . . . . . . . .6

u University Centres, Directors of . . ,

University Council . . '

University Medal winners , . . , . . . . . . . . . , . , . . . . . . . .

· .35 · .34 . . . 8

University organisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 chart of

v Vice-Chancellor, Overview

w Warawara, Department of Indigenous Studies ' . . . . . , , .

Welfare Service , . .

Writing Skills Program . . . . . .

. .2

· . . . . . I

. 19-20 . . . 30

· . . . 19

..

It MACQ!JARI E U N I V E R S I T Y - S Y D N E Y